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Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
127 Route 206, Suite 18
Hamilton, NJ 08610
Phone: 609-581-8375
E-mail: abcdnj@sprintmail.com

Allies Inc.
Krystal L. Odell, President & CEO
2275 State Highway 33, Suite 303
Hamilton, NJ 08690
(609) 689-0136; Fax: (609) 689-0831
E-mail: krystal.odell@alliesnj.org
Web: www.alliesnj.org
Allies Inc. is a non-profit full service community provider organization assisting disabled individuals in the state of New Jersey.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Toll Free: 800-950-6264
Phone: 703-524-7600
Fax: 703-524-9094
URL: www.nami.org
- sponsors affiliates in all states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
- publishes quarterly magazine "Advocate" and periodic electronic newsletter "NAMI E-News"

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: 516-829-0091
TollFree: 800-829-8289
Email: info@narsad.org
URL: http://www.narsad.org
- provides educational materials, including books, videos, and brochures
- raises and distributes funds for scientific research into the causes, cures, treatments, and prevention of brain disorders, primarily schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder
- sponsors NARSAD Artworks, a program in which people with mental illness product museum quality products to promote public education, destigmatize mental illness, and enhance the self esteem and income of artists with mental illness.

National Empowerment Center (NEC)
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 91840
Toll Free: 800-769-3728
Fax: 978-681-6426
URL: www.power2u.org
- provides a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing to people diagnosed with mental illness
- has a catalogue of free publications

National Mental Health Association
201 N. Beauregard St., 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Toll Free: 800-969-6642
URL: www.nmha.org
- sponsors over 340 affiliates for individuals seeking help for themselves, family members, or colleagues
- publishes a monthly newsletter "The Bell"
- has brochures, fact sheets on a variety of mental health topics

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut St., Ste. 1207
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Toll Free: 800-553-4539
Email: info@mhselfhelp.org
URL: www.mhselfhelp.org
- empowers consumers by providing technical assistance information, personal consultations, and follow-ups
- publishes a quarterly newsletter "The Key" and technical assistance guides

This Week's Bipolar News

Rare Deletions Or Duplications Of DNA Tied To Bipolar Disorder
Medical News Today
New research led by University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, finds that rare copy number variants (CNVs) where sections of DNA are either duplicated or missing, seem to play a key role in the risk for early onset bipolar disorder, which appears in childhood or early adulthood. The researchers write about their findings in a paper published online on 22 December in the ...

Where Does My Mental Illness End, And Where Do I Begin?
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com Guide December 22, 2011 From my friend Andy "Electroboy" Behrman comes a thoughtful and thought-provoking essay on the journey through life with bipolar disorder. Is there truly such a thing, he's been asked, as "recovery" ...

Mind over Mood
PsychCentral.com (blog)
She has a Mood Disorder NOS and has been married to her college sweetheart, who has Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder, for 10 years. They are happily married, have three kids, and live in the Midwest, USA.

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Featured Article:

Difficulty Getting Good Information on Bipolar

The greatest difficulty with getting good information on bipolar disorder is not knowing where to get it. When your loved one is first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, their doctor or psychiatrist may give them a brochure or pamphlet that describes bipolar disorder in general. Usually that’s all they will get, unless he/she gives them samples of medication and, in that case, they might receive an additional brochure or pamphlet put out by the drug company that makes that particular medication. Generally speaking, however, that’s it. You are on your own after that, to try to understand this new and confusing diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

So where can you turn for good information on bipolar disorder? There are four places: 1) Brochures/Pamphlets; 2) Books/Reference Material; 3) Support Groups; and 4) the Internet. However, as you begin your search, you will very quickly become frustrated as you encounter the difficulties outlined below:

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