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Bipolar Resources by State

Kentucky

DBSA Chapters/Support Groups

Frankfort
DBSA Frankfort
Contact 1: Don Thurber
Phone: (502) 875-3057
Contact 2: Carroll Young
Additional Phone: (502) 223-4657
Email: dthurber1@aol.com

Louisville -- East
DBSA Louisville
Contact 1: Michael Kuhl
Phone: (502) 635-6142
Contact 2: Carl Brown
Additional Phone: (502) 479-9941
Website: www.DBSALouisville.org

Louisville -- South
DBSA Louisville
Contact 1: Michael Kuhl
Phone: (502) 635-6142
Contact 2: Carl Brown
Additional Phone: (502) 479-9941
Website: www.DBSALouisville.org


Owensboro - ANXIETY/MOOD DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Cigar Factory Complex, Room 110 1100 Walnut Street Owensboro, KY 42301 Contact: Clara Heintz Phone: (270) 689-6749 Meet: Mondays at 7:00pm

The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) has a website at: http://www.bpkids.org that provides information to support families with children with bipolar. Fact sheets, newsletters, chat rooms, physician locators, and a support group directory for each state are also provided on this site.

If you have questions regarding bipolar disorder or are having trouble finding a support group in your area, you can contact the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for publications or other help at the NIMH Information Center at 1-866-615-6464 or at nimhinfo@nih.gov.

National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. NMHA has more than 340 affiliates nationwide. To find help and/or a support group in your community, contact NMHA by internet at: http://www.nmha.org/affiliates/ or by phone at: 1-800-969-NMHA (6642).

UNITED WAY (Information and Referral): Dial 211 for information about support groups and services in Kentucky.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has a state organization in all 50 states as well as in Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. There are also more than 1,200 local affiliates spanning all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Your State NAMI
State: Kentucky
State Affiliate: NAMI Kentucky
Address: 10510 Lagrange Rd, Bldg 103 Louisville, KY 40223-1277
Primary Phone: (502)245-5284
Alternate Phone: (800)257-5081
Fax: (502)245-6390
Email Address: namiky@nami.org
Website: ky.nami.org
President: Phillip Gunning
Executive Director: Jim Dailey

IF YOU ARE IN A CRISIS, PLEASE CALL: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Or: 1-800-273-TALK(1-800-273-8255)

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The Three Worst Things That Bipolar Disorder Causes - Part 1

Anyone who has bipolar disorder would agree that there are many bad things that the disorder causes for them; such as: having to take medication every day for the rest of their lives, having to change their whole lifestyle to accommodate the disorder, having to go see doctors and therapists and psychiatrists, etc.

However, the three worst things that bipolar disorder causes are:

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