Cities, metropolitan areas and states without a DBSA support group

Can you provide any contact information to help us establish groups? We need your help!  Send contact information to: chapters@DBSAlliance.org

DBSA support groups

• Motivate patients to follow their treatment plans

• Help patients understand that mood disorders do not define who they are

• Provide a forum for mutual acceptance, understanding and self-discovery

• Give patients the opportunity to reach out to others and to benefit from the experience of those who have "been there."

• Are less likely to have been hospitalized in the past 12 months

• Less likely to have stopped medication against medical advice

• Experienced fewer barriers to treatment adherence

For more information about starting a DBSA support group in your area, see our support group start up page or contact the DBSA Chapter Relations team at (800) 826-3632, ext. 155 or via email.