DBSA TENNESSEE
Gary Miles, President of DBSA Bellevue, decide the need for a state chapter in Tennessee. In 2006, he began communication with Depression Bipolar Support Alliance, in Chicago.
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance
More than 20 years ago, Jan Fawcett, MD, assisted a group of people with mood disorders who were helping each other to improve their lives. In 1985, this group incorporated as the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, now the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. In the beginning, the future of the organization was unknown. It was peers helping peers, hopeful that they could make a difference. A lot has changed in those 20 years! DBSA is now the nation’s leading patient-directed organization focused on mood disorders.
We have more than 350 chapters and more than 700 support groups across the country. More than four million people contact us each year looking for support and information on depression and bipolar disorder. And, our goals for the future are clear – improving recognition, early detection and diagnosis of mood disorders, helping people successfully manage their disease, expanding the ability of people to receive treatment and advancing research to improve mood disorder treatment options. While we cannot reach all of these goals tomorrow, this month or even this year, with your help they can be reached.
We have more than 350 chapters and more than 700 support groups across the country. More than four million people contact us each year looking for support and information on depression and bipolar disorder. And, our goals for the future are clear – improving recognition, early detection and diagnosis of mood disorders, helping people successfully manage their disease, expanding the ability of people to receive treatment and advancing research to improve mood disorder treatment options. While we cannot reach all of these goals tomorrow, this month or even this year, with your help they can be reached.