Depression Bipolar Support Alliance
 

Welcome to the official home page of the
Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Alliance - Dallas

The DBSA-Dallas is locally-run, independent affiliate of the National DBSA, which is the largest support organization in the nation devoted exclusively to mood disorders. The DBSA-Dallas is a non-profit organization run entirely by individuals with mood disorders and their significant others. Here is what the  DBSA-Dallas has to offer you: 
Peer Support Groups 
Lectures by Professionals,  
Free reading materials, 
 Discounted Books
Social Get-togethers.   
All who are interested are invited to attend these meetings and to participate without cost or obligation.
 
  DBSA-Dallas P.O.BOX 224843 - DALLAS, TEXAS 75222-4842 (817) 654-7100 e-mail: DBSA-Dallas@gmail.com

Also now available is a sign up list for specific ways to help Dallas DBSA! Please fill out a form at any meeting.

COMMUNITY

SUPPORT GROUPS

 

EVERY MONDAY DAY CONSUMER PEER SUPPORT GROUP

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 DALLAS—Mental Health America Building 624 N Good Latimer, third floor conference room. We have a social time from 3:00-3:30. Call Ricardo Aguilar for directions and meeting times at 214-871-2420 ext. 118

 

FIRST THURSDAY PEER SUPPORT AND ADOLESCENT SESSIONS

THURSDAY, January 5th 2011

7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

DALLAS University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 5323 Harry Hines Blvd 

We meet in Room D1.502. Then we split into support groups, one each for those who have depression or bipolar depression, family and friends, and adolescents. Facilitators are Amanda, Carol and Annie.
 
MONDAY, January 9th, 2011

 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

GARLAND PEER SUPPORT GROUPNorth Texas Area Christian Church  3525 Lawler Rd., Garland, Tx.  Teena is the facilitator.

  

SATURDAY, January 14th , 2011

 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

DUNCANVILLE DINNER AND PEER-TO-PEER Home of Bob and Carol King 

Call 972-709-5464 for directions 
Pot luck dinner! Please bring a main dish, vegetable, salad, desert, or snack to complete the meal. We will begin the support session at 7:30 pm. Friends and family members are also welcome to attend.
 
 
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SESSIONS
 
THURSDAY January 26th
7:30-9:00pm
 RICHARDSON- Methodist Richardson Medical Ctr. 403 W. Campbell Rd., Medical Building I, 1st floor conference room. Amanda is the facilitator. Adolescent support group meeting facilitated by Ms. Priya Singhvi.

IRVING Holy Trinity Lutheran Church  2901 N. O'Connor Rd. Nita Drissel is the facilitator.

SUNNYVALE—Grace Fellowship Church. 3052 N. Belt­line Rd. Roger Hale is the facilitator.

   

 For additional meetings check the newsletter

 


Where to turn when updated Crisis Numbers

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Thursday, January 19th

OFFICER ELECTIONS

before the educational meeting

All paid members may vote.

 
3rd Thursday Educational Meetings at UTSW

Thursday, January 19th, 2011

7:30-9pm

Dr. Robert Schwartz 
Open Forum: Ask the Doctor

click on speaker tab for more details
      
This meeting will take place Thursday, January 19th, 2011, from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m, room D1.502 at the UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. (See Map on Page 8.) Come early to snack on refreshments, to pick up free literature, and to buy relevant books at a discount. Please do not miss this exciting and informative meeting. Family members and friends, as well as other professionals, are also welcome to attend all meetings.   

UTSW Map page 8 of newsletter for 3rd Thursday meetings and 1st Thursday

 Especially for Adolescents

The Living Room

Are you a teenager with Depression or Bipolar Disorder? Do you feel alone or misunderstood? You are not alone. The Living Room is a free support group that focuses on issues unique to teens with mood disorders. This group provides a safe and supportive environment to share experiences with other teens. We offer this meeting twice monthly.

    The first meeting takes place the first Thursday of each month from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in Building D, Room D1.106. We meet in room D1.502 for announce­ments and then move to our meeting room.  Annie Walley, LCSW, is the group facilitator. Ms. Walley, Clinical Therapist, is the Coordinator of the Pediatric Psychiatry Research Program for the Children’s Medical Center, Dallas. She is responsible for evaluation, ongoing assess­ment, case management, conducting group therapy sessions with bipolar youth, and handling patient/family issues.

We also have a Living Room meeting the fourth Thursday of each month, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Methodist Richardson Medical Ctr., 403 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX in the first-floor conference room of the Medical Pavilion. Ms. Priay Singhvi, MS, will facilitate this group. Ms. Singhvi has worked with youth mental health for over seven years. She is currently a Masters of Counseling student at Southern Methodist University. Priya has worked as a milieu therapist at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, helping patients suffering from eating disorders, depression and bipolar disorder.

  Free pizza is provided at both meetings. There will also a support group for friends and family members meeting at the same time.

Greetings from the webmaster. Please click on this link to read an article about Managing Bipolar Disorder during college.

This August read Learned Optimism by Martin P. Seligman and then click for details about the discussion


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DBSA-Dallas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Gifts made to DBSA-Dallas are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law. A receipt will be sent for all donations. Thank you for your generosity and support.