DBSA Chapters/Support Groups

Please note: DBSA chapters are volunteer-run and many of the numbers listed are personal phone numbers. Due to this, please be considerate of the time of day you are calling. Also, please remember these are not crisis lines. If you are in need of emergency assistance, please call 911 or 800/273-TALK. When contacting chapters via email, please put ‘DBSA’ in the subject line.

New York

Bay Shore
DBSA Long Island
Contact 1: Deb Damone
Phone: (631) 747-4197
Email: deb_damone@yahoo.com

Binghamton
DBSA Binghamton
Contact 1: Will Gower
Phone: (607) 687-8904
Contact 2: Bunny Matthews
Additional Phone: (607) 239-4624

Brewster
DBSA Putnam County
Contact 1: Henrietta Dawson
Phone: (845) 278-7600 x205
Contact 2: Alice Herde
Additional Phone: aherde@mhaputnam.org
Fax: (845) 278-0600
Email: hdawson@mhaputnam.org
Website: www.mhaputnam.org

Buffalo
DBSA Buffalo
Contact 1: Richard D'Amato
Phone: (716) 316-6795
Contact 2: Meg Haim
Additional Phone: robert.haim@roadrunner.com
Email: docdamato1@hotmail.com

Clifton Park
DBSA Saratoga County
Contact 1: Christine Jasikoff
Phone: (518) 580-1064
Contact 2: Jan Medved
Additional Phone: 518-283-3377 or janmedved@nycap.rr.com
Email: cmj24@aol.com
Website: www.dbsalliance.org/saratogacounty

Corning
DBSA Finger Lakes (women's group)
Contact 1: Tina Rice
Phone: (607) 346-6315
Email: tinarr2767@yahoo.com

Elmira
DBSA Finger Lakes
Contact 1: Steven Etkind
Phone: (607) 732-2658
Contact 2: Charles Dunbar
Additional Phone: (607) 215-0799 or cdunbar2@stny.rr.com
Email: steven.etkind@yahoo.com

Farmington
DBSA Canandaigua/Farmington (faith based)
Contact 1: James Pecora
Phone: (315) 576-0745
Contact 2: Michele Kisly
Additional Phone: (585) 313-8799 or mk11@netzero.net
Email: dbsafarmington.canandaigua@gmail.com

Farmington
DBSA Canandaigua/Farmington
Contact 1: James Pecora
Phone: (315) 576-0745
Contact 2: Michele Kisly
Additional Phone: (585) 313-8799 or mk11@netzero.net
Email: dbsafarmington.canandaigua@gmail.com

Ithaca
DBSA Ithaca Bipolar Explorers Club
Contact 1: Lynne Taetzsch
Phone: (607) 273-0266
Contact 2: Bill Goodhew
Additional Phone: (607) 272-2335 or bill_goodhew@yahoo.com
Email: lynne@artbylt.com
Website: www.dbsalliance.org/ithaca

New Windsor
DBSA Orange County, NY
Contact 1: Bruce Pfleger
Phone: (845) 566-1554
Contact 2: Joy Pfleger
Additional Phone: (845) 527-0187
Fax: (845) 561-2558

Niagara Falls
DBSA Niagara Falls
Contact 1: Kathie Terry
Phone: (716) 491-3233
Contact 2: Doug Wilkins
Additional Phone: (716) 284-1076
Email: nfdbsgroup@aol.com

Plainview
DBSA MDSG Long Island
Contact 1: MDSG Info Line (Andrew or Peter)
Phone: (516) 499-6374
Email: info@mdsgli.com

Plainview
DBSA MDSG Long Island (Family and Friends)
Contact 1: Andrew
Phone: (516) 499-6374
Email: family@mdsgli.com
Website: http://www.mdsgli.com/family.html

Poughkeepsie
DBSA Poughkeepsie
Contact 1: Marjorie Tortorella
Phone: (845) 473-2500 ext. 1316
Contact 2: Lydia Edelhaus
Additional Phone: (845) 473-2500 ext: 1342
Fax: (845) 473-4870
Email: mtortorella@mhadc.com
Website: www.mhadc.com

Poughkeepsie
DBSA Poughkeepsie (friends & family group)
Contact 1: Marjorie Tortorella
Phone: (845) 473-2500 x1316
Fax: (845) 473-4870
Email: mtortorella@mhadc.com
Website: www.mhadc.com

Rochester
DBSA Rochester There is No Normal - Youth and Young Adults
Contact 1: Beth Melendez
Phone: (585) 436-7678
Contact 2: David Barker
Additional Phone: (585)429-7350 or david@video-propulsion.com
Email: b.melendez@yahoo.com

Rochester
DBSA Parents with Bipolar Children
Contact 1: Alison Whalen
Phone: (585) 385-4634
Contact 2: Lesley James
Additional Phone: (585) 385-1064 or lesley@truechildwithin.org
Email: alison@truechildwithin.org
Website: www.truechildwithin.org

Rochester
DBSA Parents with Bipolar Children (Parents)
Contact 1: Alison Whalen
Phone: (585) 385-4634
Contact 2: Lesley James
Additional Phone: (585) 385-1064 or lesley@truechildwithin.org
Email: alison@truechildwithin.org
Website: www.truechildwithin.org

Saratoga Springs
DBSA Saratoga Springs
Contact 1: Christine Jasikoff
Phone: (518) 580-1064
Contact 2: Celeste Trotz
Additional Phone: (518) 374-9753 or cdt@nycap.rr.com
Email: cmj24@aol.com
Website: www.dbsalliance.org/saratogasprings

Schenectady
DBSA Schenectady County
Contact 1: Celeste Trotz
Phone: (518) 374-9753
Contact 2: Chris Jasikoff
Additional Phone: (518) 580-1064 or cmj24@aol.com
Fax: (518) 374-9753 (call first)
Email: dbsa-schenectady@nycap.rr.com
Website: www.dbsalliance.org/schenectadycounty

Suffern
DBSA Rockland County
Contact 1: Leslie Davis
Phone: (845) 837-1182
Contact 2: Nancy Bowen
Additional Phone: (845) 268-3861
Email: dbsa.rockland@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsarockland.org

Suffern
DBSA Rockland County (friends & family)
Contact 1: Leslie Davis
Phone: (845) 837-1182
Contact 2: Nancy Bowen
Additional Phone: (845) 268-3861
Email: dbsa.rockland@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsarockland.org

Syracuse
DBSA Central New York
Contact 1: Gregg Phillips
Phone: (315) 218-0805
Contact 2: Brendan Armour
Additional Phone: (315) 391- 0515
Email: dbsacentralnewyork@gmail.com
Website: www.dbsacentralnewyork.com

Watkins Glen
DBSA Finger Lakes
Contact 1: Steven Etkind
Phone: (607) 732-2658
Contact 2: Charles Dunbar
Additional Phone: (607) 215-0799 or cdunbar2@stny.rr.com
Email: steven.etkind@yahoo.com

White Plains
DBSA Westchester (NY)
Contact 1: Scott-Robert Shenkman
Phone: (914) 712-0494
Email: dbsawestchester@hotmail.com



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