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Announcements
No 2020 holiday dinner due to the pandemic.
We regret that due to the ongoing pandemic and the rising infection rates in our area, we will not be having our traditional holiday dinner in December, 2020. Once the pandemic is under control we will consider having a dinner for group members to make up for the missed holiday dinner. In the meantime,...
Online Social/Community Center and Holiday Hangout
The DBSA Hartford Nomad group serves “Those Who Wander or are Preparing to Wander with Anxiety, Depression, etc.” Their services include: Phone meetings with optional video; see the Nomad Calendar. Daily check-in calls at 10:15 am Eastern Time, 9:15 am Central Time, 8:15 am Mountain Time, 7:15 am Pacific Time. Their private, 24×7 Discord...
Guest speaker, Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Donald Ammerman from Contemporary Care will be our guest speaker at the meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Dr. Ammerman visted our group in person in June, 2019 and online in April, 2020 and he was very well received. The first hour of the meeting will be...
New DBSA support group for those with a mood disorder and a substance use disorder.
The following was excerpted from an announcement from the national DBSA office. Are you or is someone you love living with both a mood disorder and a substance use disorder? On November 10th, 2020, DBSA launched a new support group specifically for those living with a dual diagnosis (a mood disorder and a substance...
Share your experience with major depressive disorder to improve treatments, services, and assessments.
The following announcement is from the national DBSA office. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance works to ensure that people living with mood disorders not only have a voice in public policy and in the services they receive, but also in the research process to better understand what people experiencing health problems need and...
Join a peer family council to provide feedback on medical research and product development.
The following announcement is from the national DBSA office. Their goal with this initiative is to assist COMPASS Pathways in understanding peer family concerns and how to better educate other peer families on the use of psilocybin therapy and to better engage with peers in research. Putting wellness within every individual’s reach is at...
Pandemic Ponderings – a short “zine” on mental health during the pandemic, August, 2020.
We have posted a short “zine” by artist Marilyn Mitchell titled Pandemic Ponderings on cognitive distortions that can make it more difficult to deal with fear and anxiety, especially in the time of external stressors such as the 2020 pandemic. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can help one learn how...
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...
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...