VOLUNTEER

COLAP Peer Volunteers are trained ambassadors committed to assisting the legal community and positively impacting the legal profession.

COLAP Peer Volunteers are members of the legal community who provide confidential peer support to legal professionals who contact COLAP for assistance. Peer Volunteers support our legal community by sharing their lived experiences recovering from and/or adapting to challenging situations involving mental health, substance use, and addiction concerns or issues. COLAP volunteers uphold the confidentiality requirements in Rule 254.

Stay tuned for upcoming COLAP Peer Volunteer

Orientation dates!

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kerry McCarthy
303-986-3345
kmccarthy@coloradolap.org

Confidentiality

All communications with COLAP are privileged and held in the strictest confidence.

Members of the legal community can be reluctant to seek assistance for behavioral health, well-being, and career-related issues. The Colorado Supreme Court addressed this concern by making COLAP a separate and independent agency.

In addition, pursuant to Rule 254, the court mandated that all communications with COLAP are “privileged and held in the strictest confidence.”

COLAP is prohibited from disclosing any information without a signed release from the individual it pertains to, and information shared with COLAP cannot be used as evidence in complaints, investigations, or in legal or disciplinary proceedings. Reaching out to COLAP cannot negatively impact your license, career, or personal relationships; but not reaching out might.