Mission Statement
- Assist consumers in finding support, information, understanding, and social contact with similar consumers facing similar issues
- Assist consumers (especially those newly diagnosed) with a basic understanding of the disorder and to provide security in knowing others have similar concerns.
- Provide an onging source of information regarding government entitlements, services, referrals, medical issues, medication trials, and other information.
- Although the primary focus is in providing support for consumers-- parents, siblings and Significant Others (SO) may benefit in understanding family reactions to the disorder
- Be a group where new consumers and their families can be referred by the mental health and other communities, preferably soon after the diagnosis has been made.
Meeting Basics
| BiPolar Bears of Phoenix (DBSA) |
| Meets EVERY Wednesday |
| 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
| St. Luke's Hospital |
| Behavioral Health Auditorium |
| 1800 E. VanBuren |
| Phoenix, Arizona |
Basic Participation
| Participants | Visits | ||||
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| 2008 | 2008 | ||||
| Consumers | 183 | 729 | |||
| Family Members | 44 | 89 | |||
| Mental Health Pros | 11 | 13 | |||
| Others & Unknown | 31 | 55 | |||
| *** TOTALS *** | 269 | 886 | |||
| Num of Meetings | 52 | ||||
| Average Meeting Size | 17 |
Meeting Location
| East Central Phoenix |
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 | St. Lukes Hospital
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| NOTE: These statistics are out of date. Update in progress |
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| E-Mail: bears@bipolarbears.org |
Recent Topcs last updated within the last month This page updated 10/11/2010