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Announcements
An opportunity to participate in a New York Times Magazine and book project by author Daniel Bergner.
Daniel Bergner, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of five books of nonfiction and a novel, is working on a project about how our society conceptualizes and treats mental illness. Mr. Bergner is looking for people willing to be interviewed about their experiences living with mental illness. Please...
Family story videos and free brochure on supporting those with depression.
Families for Depression Awareness has online videos on the subject of “Family Stories of Living with Depression”; see their summary below. The free brochure will be available to the first 500 people who take the survey (the survey link is at the bottom of their page with the videos). This posting is for informational...
External survey: Helping a Loved One with Depression from Far Away.
Families for Depression Awareness has a quick survey for those helping a loved one with depression from far away. Please see their description below for details. This announcement is for informational purposes only – DBSA Westchester NY is not affiliated with Families for Depression Awareness. Please used your own judgment in deciding whether to...
New support group: DBSA Greater Danbury.
There is a new support group, DBSA Greater Danbury that will meet Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. To join the Danbury group’s meetings, follow the same Instructions as for connecting to the DBSA Westchester NY virtual meetings. The virtual meeting ID and phone number are the same as for the DBSA...
Join a peer council on major depressive disorder
The national DBSA organization is forming a peer council on Major Depressive Disorder with COMPASS Pathways, a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. If you have experience with treatment-resistant depression and are interested in joining the peer council to provide feedback to COMPASS Pathways, please read...
Researchers want to know about your experiences with mental health stigma
DBSA’s April, 2020 online/email newsletter mentions an external study of mental health stigma. Click here to take the survey, which is hosted by Qualtrics, or use the link on DBSA’s web site. This post is for informational purposes only. Please use your own judgment in deciding whether to take the survey. DBSA’s introduction to...
In-person meetings CANCELLED; phone/video meetings starting March 25, 2020.
March 24, 2020: We regret that due to the coronavirus pandemic, our group’s in-person meetings have been CANCELLED until further notice. We will be having telephone/video meetings for the duration of the pandemic on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, with additional meetings on Mondays from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm starting April...
DBSA “Supporting Youth Mental Health” Program and Survey.
The national DBSA office recently introduced its Supporting Youth Mental Health program to increase its capacity to serve children, teens, and young adults living with mood disorders and their parents and caregivers. Their website includes a brief survey on what kinds of information and resources would be most helpful for this community....