DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

Who We Are
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses—depression and bipolar disorder. DBSA’s mission is to improve the lives of people living with mood disorders.

This not-for-profit organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically based tools and information, written in easy to understand language. DBSA has more than 1,000 peer-run support groups across the country.

Assisted by a Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of the leading researchers and clinicians in the field of mood disorders, DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, to develop more effective and tolerable treatments and to discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. More than two million people request and receive information and assistance from National DBSA each year.

Our Mission
To improve the lives of people living with mood disorders by:

• Improving recognition, early detection, and diagnosis of mood disorders as treatable medical illnesses
• Helping people successfully manage their disease
• Working with people with mood disorders, families and health care professionals to improve care
• Expanding the ability of people to receive treatment
• Advancing research to improve mood disorder treatment options
• Increasing acceptance and understanding of mood disorders so that the rights of people with mood disorders are protected.