Affiliate of
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance

mailPO Box 341191, Bethesda, MD 20827-1191
phone301.279.0831 or 202.689.1250

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If you are in crisis or at risk:
Please call the national
Suicide Prevention LIfeline 800.273.8255 or visit
Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Crisis Link is a local support hotline in Virginia that also supports the metro area 703.527.4077



Welcome to DBSA NCA!

DBSA NCA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance, National Capital Area) is a non-profit organization which offers support group, educational programs & literature, and special events for people who are living with mood disorders (Depression and Bipolar Disorder).

As a peer/patient run support group, we strive to bring compassion and strength to individuals suffering from mood disorders from a local level. For our support group details, please click here.

With our guest speaker program - professionals on the forefront of our illnesses and through the experience of our lives, we challenge the stigma and negativity that we have all experienced while bringing renewed insight into our illnesses with positivity and encouragement.

With the support of our parent organization, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, and affiliates, we provide materials, resources, and hope to help each of us manage our illnesses.

If you are a family member or loved one of someone with a mood disorder and are in need of support, please visit our sister site, DBSANCA-family.org for information and meeting times.

For Youth/Teen DBSA support group information, visit DBSA NOVA FOR TEENS.

To download list of other DBSA support groups in the DC, MD, VA metro area please click here.

 

 

Clinical Trials: Volunteers Needed! Please read more....

 

 

Find or Recommend a Local Mental Health Professional using DBSA Find A Pro Tool!


UPCOMING EVENTS


Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:30PM
Ask the Doctor with Robert M. Post, M.D.

The talk will be held in the George Washington University Hospital Auditorium, located at 900 Twenty-Third Street, NW, adjacent to the Foggy Bottom Metro Station. Bring your psychopharmocology questions for what promises to be a most informative program. Read Dr. Post's biography here:


Other Area Events

  • OCT 24: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walks

    Join Team DBSA NCA for the Washington, DC walk : click here. Walks are scheduled on various autumn dates in Maryland, Virginia and additional states. Click for Details

  • OCT 8 6:30PM: NAMI Montgomery County
    Thrift Shop Reception and Presentation on Bipolar Disorder : Details...

  • OCT 15 11:00AM: Psychiatric Institue of Washington Grand Rounds
    Details...

  • Nov 13/14: Active Minds National Conference, GWU
    Details...

  • Johns Hopkins University Department of Psychiatry: Calendar of Events : Click here