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Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Division of Disability Services
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-7800; (609) 292-1210 (TTY)
(888) 285-3036
E-mail: wditto@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds

Family Support Center of New Jersey
Lions Head Office Park
35 Beaverson Boulevard, Suite 8C
Brick, NJ 08723
(732) 262-8020; (800) 372-6510 (in NJ)
E-mail: FSCNJ@aol.com
Web: http://www.efnj.com/

National Center Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCCAM Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 7928
Gaithersburg, MD 20898
Toll Free: 888-644-6226
URL: www.nccam.nih.gov
- supports research and provides information on complementary and alternative medicine options

National Institute of Mental Health
Office of Communications
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 301-443-4513
Fax: 301-443-4279
TollFree: 1-866-615-NIMH (6464)
TTY: 301-443-8431
Email: nimhinfo@nih.gov
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
- focuses on diminishing the burden of mental illness through research
- provides list of available publications

Nebraska Child Find Resources

Patient Recruitment for Studies Conducted by the NIMH, NIH

This Week's Bipolar News

4 graduate from first Canyon County Mental Health Court
KTVB Boise CALDWELL -- A Canyon County judge says 16 percent of the nation's prison population suffers from a mental illness. Now that same judge is doing her part to help inmates get help, instead of serve time. On Tuesday evening, four Canyon County residents graduated from the first "Mental Health Court." They have all been diagnoised with either bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or major depression ...

National Bipolar Foundation To Celebrate Initiative
The Memphis Daily News
The Memphis-based National Bipolar Foundation today will celebrate its new initiative with the MedicAlert Foundation. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is ...

Your Career: More disabilities to be protected
MSNBC
Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act are redefining the definition of disability to include a host of workers with conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes or bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Health - Mental Health - Disorders

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Featured Article:

The Holidays are Coming
by Michele Soloway Sexton

Yes, the holidays are coming, as you can tell by all the Christmas decorations that have been up in stores since before Halloween! So you are probably already feeling some nervousness or pre-holiday jitters concerning your loved one with bipolar disorder.

There is no reason that bipolar disorder should stop you from enjoying the holidays the same as anyone else. You just may have to do some extra planning.

For example, if you are in a gathering of people and you notice that your loved one is having difficulty (acting stressed or anxious) in the situation, make sure that you have a way to leave early without offending anyone or drawing attention to your loved one.

This is easily done ahead of time by saying that although you are glad to be included, you might not be able to stay long, or that you may have to leave unexpectedly. You don't have to give any other excuse than that.

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