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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of New Orleans

Our Purpose

You are not alone.  Our purpose is to support all those living with the effects of mood disorders, including friends and family.

Mood disorders are manageable.  Life can be well-lived while dealing with the challenges of living with a mood disorder.  The first step in wellness is admitting that you need help.  A three-legged approach is recommended:  medical assistance, healthy life style, and support groups.  At our group meetings people share, confer, seek ideas, vent, laugh, and affirm each other.  And sometimes people just listen.  Family members and loved ones learn the three C’s:  they didn’t cause it, they can’t control it, and they can’t cure it.
Most meetings consist of small group discussion with a facilitator or two at the table.  People discuss current life-issues and seek ideas and solutions.  Occasionally, we invite a professional to address the entire group on a relevant issue related to our goal of wellness (psycho-social, employment, mind-body wellness, etc.)

At each meeting our library and an extensive array of free materials are available.  We have quarterly BP and Esperanza magazines available while supplies last.

Support groups are guided by the principles of sharing, confidentiality, trust, responsibility, and mutual respect.  Respecting these principles we work together to understand, gain confidence, and achieve wellness.
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Welcome to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of New Orleans    
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​DBSA hosts regular support group meetings.  Meetings are for people living with bipolar and/or depression, and their friends and family.  Reminders/info and links will be sent to our email list in advance.  If you are not on the list, please contact info@dbsaneworleans.org for links and info. Replies are managed on a volunteer basis, so we apologize in advance for any delay in response. 

Responses will come from the email address, contactdbsaneworleans@gmail.com.



DBSA-New Orleans Support Group Meetings:

WHEN: 1st (first) and 3rd (third) Tuesdays of each month. 

WHERE: In-person meeting Meetings are at Tulane-Lakeside Hospital cafeteria on FIRST and THIRD TUESDAYS, 7:00-8:30 pm (twice each month)
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NEXT MEETINGS: 
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October 1@ Tulane-Lakeside Hospital
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October15@ Tulane-Lakeside Hospital


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Messages from DBSA National Chapter (click on the blue text to navigate to the web pages):

Senator John Fetterman

Cultural and Identity Support Groups

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DBSA New Orleans is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization which desires to provide help, hope, and support for those who are living with depression or  bipolar disorder, and their families and friends. We are affiliated with the national organization of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.  To access their website, click here.
We are a group that is living with these mood disorders on a daily basis. We come together regularly to support, encourage, and educate each other and seek wellness.
Mood disorders are manageable. You are not alone.  Life can be well-lived. The first step in wellness is admitting you need help.  We welcome all who come seeking support, understanding, and education.
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