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Announcements
New from DBSA: Black community online support groups, starting the week of April 19, 2021.
The national DBSA organization is launching new online support groups for the Black community, starting the week of April 19, 2021. The groups will meet Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central Time and Thursday evenings, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Central Time. (Note that Central Time is one hour earlier than Eastern...
NAMI Peer-to-peer course starting June 25, 2021.
The following announcement is for informational purposes. DBSA Westchester NY is not affiliated with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). NAMI Westchester is partnering with NAMI Mid-Hudson to offer the Peer-to-Peer course. The course will be held online Fridays from 2 – 4 p.m.starting June 25, 2021. NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education Program is a free, eight-week educational class for adults with mental...
Recorded external webinar on “Pandemic parenting: supporting teen mental health”.
We’re posting this announcement from Families for Depression Awareness. This announcement is informational; DBSA Westchester NY is not affiliated with Families for Depression Awareness and does not endorse external organizations. Families for Depression Awareness presented a free Pandemic Parenting: Supporting Teen Mental Health webinar on Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:15 PM...
Westchester County Office for Women.
March was Women’s History Month. We’re posting the following notice from the Robi Schlaff, the director of the Westchester County Office for Women, which is the coordinating agency for domestic violence, sexual assault and gender violence in Westchester County. Please note that DBSA Westchester NY is not affiliated with the Office for Women or...
Participate in a study on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The national DBSA organization has announced a new study by the University of Wisconsin on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information and a link to participate in the study, see their announcement....
New book on the author’s experience with bipolar disorder.
Paul Loverme wrote to let us know about his new book, “Welcome to the World of Burnt Toast: One Man’s Bout With Bipolar Disorder“, available on Amazon. Paul wrote “It’s about a three year bipolar episode I went through, includes celebrity voices (auditory hallucinations) and strings attached to me (tactile hallucinations); and the road...
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...
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...