Stress, Mental Health, and Lawyers: Inside Florida's Largest Prosecutor's Office

Honorable Katherine Fernandez-Rundle, the elected State Attorney for Florida's largest prosecutor's office, discusses the impact of stress and mental health on her office, lawyers and criminal defendants. With a continuing concern regarding stress and mental health and its effect on so many, Honorable Katherine Fernandez-Rundle provides Robert Asencio and David Magnusson of “Silent Struggle Hosted by Military and Police Veterans” a rare insider's view of the Miami-Dade County's State Attorney's Office - the 11th Circuit Court is considered the 4th to 5th largest prosecutor's office in the U.S. Episode 19 is broken down into two components. The first being, the various diversion programs and specialized courts that tackle the very issue of mental illness and non-violent misdemeanor offenders, such as mental health court, drug court, and veteran’s treatment court. - These programs fall under the purview of what is known as the “Smart Justice Approach” with a focus on treating people as individuals. The second part to the mental health aspect was a discussion on how mental health affects the assistant state attorneys as individuals. Discussion was aimed at the stress these professionals are going through daily coupled with staffing shortages that occur due to better financial opportunities outside of the State Attorney's Office. Recent psychological studies on lawyer well-being are discussed as well. In the end, the fine work the Assistant State Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, and Law Enforcement community undertake regarding mental health and protecting those afflicted by it, is beyond admirable. But it is worth noting that they too look to fight the stigma and find strength in protecting themselves as well. It is a consistent battle. Other episodes that tie it all together are as follows: These are introductory segments introducing the viewer to what will come on that given episode. You will find it most interesting. https://youtu.be/1Bzfp39LpiM?si=hqqv0...https://youtu.be/QoN52Neqkn4?si=j2v-d... Please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE to help us grow our Channel and audience Find Robert Asencio and David Magnusson on social media: @RepAsencio on fb, IG, X, LinkedIn @Magnusson32 on X