BiPolar Bears

1. Assist consumers in finding support, information, understanding, and social contact with similar consumers facing similar issues
2. Assist consumers (especially those newly diagnosed) with a basic understanding of the disorder and to provide security in knowing others have similar concerns.
3. Provide an onging source of information regarding government entitlements, services, referrals, medical issues, medication trials, and other information.
4. 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
5. 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	Participants		Visits	Visits
	2007	2006		2006	2005
Consumers	158	223		1029	996
Family Members	40	29		126	43
Mental Health Pros	15	8		17	12
Others & Unknown	25	32		28	45
*** TOTALS ***	239	292		1199	1096
Num of Meetings	52	52
Average Meeting Size	24	23

Meeting Location

Recent Meeting Topics

East Central Phoenix

St. Lukes Hospital

Order of Business

Meeting Guidelines

2008 Meeting Topics	Annual Meeting Topics

Accomplishments

Balance Sheet

Demographics

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E-Mail: bears@bipolarbears.org

Recent Topcs last updated within the last month This page updated 7/12/2008