6 Cornerstones

• Confidentiality

  
  Confidentiality

  Be confident in our confidentiality—we adhere to principles of strict confidentiality, within legal and ethical boundaries in all situations.

• Compassion

  
  Compassion

  Assist and its representatives will treat you with warmth, kindness and compassion—Assist is a safe place.

• Connection

  
  Connection

  Connection is important for well-being. We foster connection within the legal community by responding to needs that arise. We do this as a tribute to our roots as a Lawyers Helping Lawyers organization.

• Community

  
  Community

  Loneliness and isolation can lead to depression and other challenges. Assist builds community to combat loneliness and isolation.

• Commitment to dignity and hope

  
  Commitment to dignity and hope

  Dignity and hope are connected to a person’s wellbeing. Providing dignity and hope for program participants is fundamental to every Assist interaction.

• Counteracting Stigma

  
  Counteracting Stigma

  We unite with lawyers and students to counteract mental health stigma, negative assumptions and challenges of any kind.