San Diego SPJ is honored to be a co-sponsor of the annual Bench/Bar/Media panel discussion where lawyers (the bench), judges (the bar) and journalists (the media) come together to discuss a subject of common interest. This year’s topic is the toll our jobs can have on our mental health. Panelists include retired San Diego Superior Court Judge Laura Halgren; Amy Lansing, the director of Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Studies in Aggression, Coping, Trauma and Stress at UC San Diego; and Dana Littlefield, public safety editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego Superior Court Judge Frank Birchak will be the panel’s moderator. The event takes place Thursday, Aug. 17, at the San Diego County Bar Association’s Conference Center, starting with a reception at 5 p.m. and program at 6 p.m. See the flyer below for details and please RSVP.