Our goals as a DBSA Chapter are:

• Help people successfully manage their disorder.
• Provide emotional support and the wisdom of experience to patients, families and friends.
• Build self-esteem and empower participants to actively improve their life, and the lives of others affected by depression or bipolar disorder.
• Eliminate discrimination and stigma related to depression and bipolar disorder.
• Reach all individuals in the community affected by depression or bipolar disorder with opportunities for support and empowerment.
• Educate chapter participants and the public-through programs and resources-about mood disorders.
• Help participants rediscover strength and humor they may have felt they lost.

We are not health care professionals, nor are we a crisis center (we can and will provide information about crisis services to those in need).  We do not advocate a particular treatment or service provider.  Each of us is the authority on what we need.

Remember, together we know more than one of us alone!

Click here to see the chapter's bylaws.

*Part of our mission is to be able to put some fun back into our lives while maintaining our health.  Recently our Chapter was invited to participate in an event to educate the public.  While there, one of our faciltators was asked to play the drums with a group that was performing.  He gladly accepted and is shown below playing his heart out!!!