Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
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Hello and welcome to the weekly email! If you have a suggestion or news item to share please send to [email protected] by 5:00 pm on Fridays.
Be sure to check out the chapter website at www.dbsanca.org.
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As always, a calendar of all meetings, including zoom links, is on our site. https://www.dbsanca.org/supportgroups.html
In Person Support Groups
Tuesday
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Silver Spring Group, Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Silver Spring United Methodist Church
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Thursday
- DC Peer Group, Thursdays at 7:15 pm
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Virtual Support Groups
Sunday
- Peer Group, weekly on Sundays at 6:00 pm
Monday
- Peer Group, second and fourth Mondays at 7:00 pm
Tuesday
- LGBTQIA+ Peer Group, first and third Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
- Women's Peer Group, second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Wednesday
- Mid-Day Peer Group, Wednesdays at 12:00 pm
- (Formerly Ellicott City*) Peer Group, first and third Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
- (Formerly Montgomery County*) Peer Group, second and fourth Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Thursday
- Peer Group, weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 pm
*locations here denote in-person origin; you are welcome to join any appropriate virtual peer group regardless of location.
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Zoom Link
If the provided link is used online, a password should be unnecessary. Please let us know of any difficulties via [email protected].
Invite link for all ZOOM PEER groups: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6625874960?pwd=TU5SZ3lkV3o4TDhDdi9lZU1jZDZMQT09
Meeting ID 662 587 4960 Passcode: dbsanca
One tap mobile +13017158592,,6625874960#,,,,,,0#,,3858633#
+13017158592,,6625874960#,,,,*3858633# US (Washington D.C)
Dial in 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 662-587-4960 Passcode: 3858633
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Google Calendar Links
Special Events | Peer In Person | Peer Virtual
These are the links for our Google Calendar. Our Google Calendar is the most up to date source for meeting information, including links, specific locations, and meeting policies.
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DBSA National & Local Alternative Support Groups for Youth and Loved Ones
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Longtime D.C. resident, humanitarian Eric Scharf dies at 65 - Obituary in the Washington Blade
We note with great sadness the passing of Eric Scharf, our chapter's long time member, facilitator, and leader, from oral cancer. His brothers, friends, and chaplain were with him, and he died peacefully, according the National DBSA CEO Michael Pollock.
Eric took a leadership role in all aspects of chapter organization and communication. He arranged many of our prime educational, cultural, and social programs. When COVID hit, he led the way in utilizing Zoom for the continuation of support groups, and developed and updated the slide deck used to begin the virtual groups. He created and led the daytime virtual group on Wednesdays at noon. He sought to extend the chapter's role in the city and reach out to the underserved. No one worked harder for the chapter than Eric. He was a true pillar of our community.
Eric long worked part time for National DBSA in advocacy and outreach to the DC government and its Department of Behavioral Health, which he knew well.
Eric served on the board of the Capital Clubhouse, seeking to help the lives of those affected by mental illness. Eric noted both DBSA and the Capital Clubhouse as organizations he would like to see others support. Individuals may wish to make contributions in his memory. The Clubhouse website, with information on making memorial contributions, is: Capital Clubhouse Inc
Eric’s wishes were that we contribute in his memorial by donating to DBSA NCA or Capital Clubhouse, both organizations fostering mental health with which he worked closely, and whose missions he passionately believed in. Donation links here:
https://www.dbsanca.org/donate.html
https://capitalclubhouseinc.networkforgood.com/
In the notes section of DBSA NCA’s donation link, you may note the contribution is in memorial of Eric (and please note if you would like your name released to DBSA leadership if you do not wish to remain anonymous); in the Capital Clubhouse donation link, you may indicate your dedication of memorial in the bottom of the form.
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Please let us know if you have any other memories you would like to share.
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DBSA NCA Chapter Announcements | |
DBSA NCA Seeks Volunteers
DBSA NCA is seeking volunteers for the following two positions:
1. Social Media Coordinator: A social media coordinator is needed to help DBSA NCA manage its presence on its various social media platforms. Tasks include posting various items on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter to generate positive feelings towards DBSA NCA.
2. Community Outreach Coordinator: A volunteer is needed to manage outreach to various local government and community organizations. Tasks include researching key contacts with local government and community organizations as well as scheduling meetings with key contacts at local government agencies and community organizations.
Contact: Greg Billings via email: [email protected] or 202-440-7714 if interested.
Have you Liked our Facebook Page?
https://www.facebook.com/DBSANCA/ Please like and follow us to help our outreach.
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Young, Fun, and Living with Chronic/Mental Illness | Meetup New Meetup Group
NEW Overspenders Group will meet virtually starting Sunday, October 22 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm ET and continue meeting first and third Sundays - link to follow.
#hikeOctober – HIKE for Mental Health Walk or hike any distance in October for mental health. Donations go to mental health research and organizations that maintain and protect our parks and trails.
Women's Mental Health Education Day Webinar, Saturday October 14, 1 PM ET
Self-Injurious Thoughts & Behaviors in Youth Webinar, Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 2:00 pm ET
Washington DC Walk for Suicide Prevention Date: 10/21/2023 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM ET Location: Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
Does Obesity Metastasize to the Brain: Implications for Clinical Care and Identifying the Causes and Cures for Persons Living with Bipolar Disorder Online Symposium October 27, 2023
International Mental Health Research Symposium Friday, October 27, 2023, 9:30 am ET Online and In Person at Kaufman Music Center, New York, NY
DBSA NCA Note: If you are planning a walk, hike, or run for charity, please let us know so that we can highlight your achievements and donation progress in this newsletter!
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DBSA NCA Reading: New and Recommended Books | |
Please let us know if you have any books to recommend!
DBSA NCA Book Club: Now meeting Tuesdays at 7:15pm. For more details, contact us by email.
Our unofficial DBSA NCA book club is reading An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison starting October 17, 2023.
A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author.
Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide.
Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication.
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Donations to the National DBSA may be made through the website. https://www.dbsalliance.org/
The DBSA NCA has a donation page which may be used for online contributions via PayPal or major credit card. Others may prefer to mail a check, payable to DBSA NCA, to our chapter's address on the website. Our chapter is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
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In Health,
The DBSA NCA Web Team
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