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			Visits
	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

Recent Meeting Topics

East Central Phoenix

St. Lukes Hospital

Order of Business

Meeting Guidelines

2009 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 7/20/2009