Our corporate partnership – Supporting the legal sector with legalsuper
Supporting legal professionals, workplaces and future practitioners through a partnership focused on evidence-based education, advocacy and collaboration.
Building Capability.
Strengthening Support.
Creating Change.
The Mental Health First Aid International and legalsuper corporate partnership brings together two organisations committed to improving mental health outcomes across Australia’s legal sector through evidence-based education, prevention and early intervention.
By strengthening mental health literacy and support capability, the partnership aims to equip legal professionals, workplaces and future practitioners with the knowledge and confidence to recognise and respond to mental health problems and crises.
Through collaboration, advocacy and education, the partnership seeks to create meaningful change across the legal sector while delivering measurable social impact.
Why mental health matters in the legal profession
The legal profession experiences unique workplace pressures that can significantly impact mental health and wellbeing. Building mentally healthy legal workplaces requires more than awareness. It requires practical skills, supportive cultures and sustained investment.
1 in 5
Australians experience mental health problems each year.
Longer recovery
Mental health claims are more complex and take longer to resolve.
1 in 3
TPD claims are linked to mental health conditions.
A partnership designed for long-term change
The Mental Health First Aid International and legalsuper partnership is designed to create meaningful, long-term change across Australia’s legal profession through education, advocacy, collaboration and evidence-based action.
Together, we’re investing in initiatives that strengthen mental health literacy, build early intervention capability and support mentally healthy legal workplaces and communities.
Evidence-based education
Supporting legal professionals, workplaces and future practitioners to build the knowledge, skills and confidence to recognise and respond to mental health problems.
- Mental Health First Aid training opportunities
- Workplace mental health education initiatives
- Professional development and learning pathways
Sector leadership and advocacy
Bringing together expertise, evidence and lived experience to strengthen conversations around mental health in the legal profession.
- Industry events and educational webinars
- Thought leadership and advocacy initiatives
- Sector engagement and awareness activities
Stories, lived experience and impact
Sharing experiences and outcomes that demonstrate the value of early intervention, education and workplace support.
- Participant and workplace case studies
- Lived experience storytelling
- Examples of sector-wide impact and change
Research, evaluation and social impact
Measuring outcomes and building the evidence base for mentally healthy legal workplaces.
- Social value measurement and reporting
- Participant outcome evaluation
- Evidence-based impact reporting
Collaboration across the profession
Working with organisations and stakeholders across the legal ecosystem to strengthen support and create lasting change.
- Legal workplaces and professional associations
- Universities and future practitioners
- Mental health and workplace wellbeing stakeholders
