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The Abilities Fund
Centerville Office
410 N 18th St
Centerville, IA 52544-1823
Telephone: 641-856-2173
Toll Free: 888-222-8943
Fax: 641-856-3101
Iowa City Office
4177 Alyssa Court SW #1
Iowa City, IA 52240
Telephone: 319-338-2521
Toll Free: 866-720-3863
Fax: 319-338-2528
Email: info@abilitiesfund.org
URL: www.abilitiesfund.org
- Linking people with disabilities to the resources they need to start or expand microbusinesses
- Serving rehabilitation and microenterprise professionals through training and technical assistance which helps create successful self employment outcomes for their clients with disabilities.

Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
5 Independence Way, Suite 300
Princeton NJ 08540-6627
Phone 609-514-5141
FAX 609-514-5131
URL: http://aath.org
- promotes research into the roles that humor and laughter play in well being
- educates health care professionals and lay audiences about the values and therapeutic uses of humor and laughter

The Confidence Coach
Barbara Stein
6 Rowan Court
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone: 732-390-5404
FAX: 732-698-0068
E-mail: Bmavin@aol.com
Web: http://members.aol.com/bmavin/stein.htm
Advocacy: Personal assistance with obtaining special education or 504 services. Expertise in IEP and 504 development. Tutoring: Organizational skills, written expression, coping strategies.

Toastmasters International Inc.
PO Box 9052
Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Phone: 949-858-8255
URL: www.toastmasters.org
- sponsors over 8,500 clubs in over 70 countries
- provides a mutually supportive, positive learning environment in which every member can develop communication and leadership skills, which also foster self-confidence and personal growth

The World Laughter Tour, Inc.
1159 South Creekway Ct.
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Phone: 614-855-4733
Toll Free: 1-800-NOW-LAFF
Fax: 614-855-4889
Email: info@worldlaughtertour.com
URL: http://www.worldlaughtertour.com
- promotes awareness of therapeutic laughter worldwide by setting up clubs and offering training in therapeutic laughter techniques

This Week's Bipolar News

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Emerging treatments for bipolar disorder have resulted in greater interest in the mental health condition, it has been claimed. ...

Why are so many patients ending up in jail instead of in hospitals?
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How nature and nurture influence mental health
Helium
Bipolar disorder, for instance, frequently shows up in multiple generations of the same family. This observation has led scientists to study whether the ...

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Featured Article:

Best Things to Say to Depressed Loved One
By: David Oliver

If your loved one has bipolar disorder, there may be times that they will feel depressed.  You may not know what the right thing to say or do is during those times, and you certainly don't want to make things worse for them.

Following are some suggestions of things to say to encourage your loved one when they are feeling depressed:

• I love you! (you can never go wrong with this)
• I care about you and what is happening with you.
• I'm here if you want to talk about it.
• You're not alone in this.
• I'm not going to leave or abandon you.

Click here to read the entire article

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