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Listed below are:
- DBSA Support Groups
- NAMI groups
- Abington Memorial Hospital Groups
- "Celebrate Recovery Group" - Norristown, PA
- Recovery, Inc. Groups
- 12-Step Groups are listed under "Links" on Menu Button on Left
There is nothing like a great support group. "We've been there, we can help"
is the motto of the National Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance,
headquartered in Chicago, with 1,000 chapters nationwide. ND is a proud
independent affiliate and encourages our readers to find a DBSA group near you.
For out-of-towners, click here to find a group near you:
DBSA. Below are some
DBSA groups in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Many members of New Directions are also individual members of
NAMI (National Alliance on
Mental Illness). Listed below are NAMI groups in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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Borderline Personality Disorder
When: first and third Tuesday of the month
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Belmont Center
4200 Monuement Road
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 877-2000 (this number is for directions only)
This group is NOT affiliated with the Belmont Center, so any questions regarding
the group should be directed to Talya (ta-LEE-uh) Lewis at
bpdsupport@comcast.net or (267)
357-5565.
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POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP of Abington Memorial Hospital
Call Lynne Markman, PsyD, at 215-481-6116
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MindZone - Great "website support" for Teens - sponsored by the
Annenberg Foundation
http://www.copecaredeal.org/
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"Celebrate Recovery" is a 12-Step Recovery Program for mostly Working
People with All Psychiatric Diagnoses. They believe, as do we, in taking
medication.
Meets at the Church of the Nazarene
3065 Germantown Pike
Fairview Village, PA 19409
Outside Norristown
Call Margita Rieger at 610-529-3333
Additional DBSA Groups:
DBSA Delaware Valley
Meets at Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment
Ford & Monument Aves., Philadelphia, near Bala Cynwyd
Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 9 PM
Contact: Ronald L. Berman <r.berman5@verizon.net>
at
610-604-0727
Friends for Friends Group
Friends Hospital
Roosevelt Blvd. at Adams Ave.
Northeast Philadelphia
Contact: Bob Wagner at 215-831-7809
<RWagner1440@hotmail.com>
DBSA Media, PA
Brennan Mayka
<brennan.mayka@gmail.com>
Contact the church at 610-566-4853, ext. 2
DBSA at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
"University City," Philadelphia
Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday, from 7 - 9 PM
Serves Center City & West Philly
Seeking active new members for this terrific group!
Contact Denis and Fran Hazam
<denis@hazam.org>
215-552-8737
Reach-Out Foundation of Morrisville, PA (near Trenton, NJ) - for folks with mood
disorders, schizophrenia, substance abuse
Click on their
new website
Call 215-428-0404
ROFBucks@verizon.net
DBSA Delaware County
Contact Joe Bunting
<dmda562@msn.com>
877-687-9552
DBSA Pottstown (PA) Memorial Medical Center
1600 High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
Contact: Charlene deProphactis, RN, at 610-327-7633
Pink & Blues Philadelphia
for bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender individuals dealing with mental
illness.
Meets every Wednesday from 7 - 9 PM
Doors open at 6:30 - please arrive no later than 7:15
The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany - Blue Room
330 S. 13th St. (between Spruce and Pine), Philadelphia, PA
Enter church courtyard - go to wheelchair ramp –
enter from single red door on right
Contact: Mark A. Davis
215-546-0300 ext. 3301 or 215-627-0424 or
mark.davis@phila.gov
Pink & Blues, Bucks County
Meets every Thursday at 7:15 PM
Lower Bucks Consumer Center
8612 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
Contact: Heather Abbott at 215-520-9562 or
dykyspikydoo@comcast.net
or
LBCC at 215-945-3700
New Beginnings Support Group: South Jersey - Why, they're just like New
Directions!
Click
here
New Directions Delaware
www.NewDirectionsDelaware.org
302-286-1161, or
e-mail
support@newdirectionsdelaware
Mood Disorders Support Group, New York City
http://mdsg.org/
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Recovery Inc, HQ in Chicago
Recovery, Inc. Groups
- Nat'l Self-Help Org for People with Emotional Problems, founded by
psychiatrist Abraham Low. Read his excellent book: "Mental Health Through Will
Training." Click on above link for meetings near you. Also sign up for their
Daily Message.
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Suicide Prevention Council
St. Davids, PA 19087
Click here!
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