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Bipolar Resources by State

Wisconsin

DBSA Chapters/Support Groups

Fond du Lac
DBSA Fond du Lac
Contact 1: Larry Burg
Phone: (920) 979-3435
Email: roaddog_1@charter.net

Grafton
DBSA Ozaukee County
Contact 1: Jane Kleinowski
Phone: (262) 338-1614
Email: kkatty2@yahoo.com

Green Bay
DBSA MDSG Green Bay
Contact 1: Phil Cornelisen
Phone: (920) 336-5548
Contact 2: Gerald Kamke
Additional Phone: (920) 435-1175
Email: pcor@tds.net

La Crosse
DBSA LaCrosse Area
Contact 1: Beth Novak
Phone: (608) 779-1554
Email: cym6@charter.net

Madison - East
DBSA Dane County
Contact 1: Mindy Fox
Phone: (608) 455-1160
Contact 2: Thad Swiggum
Additional Phone: (608) 222-4879
Email: mindyfox2000@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsadanecounty.org

Madison - West
DBSA Dane County
Contact 1: Mindy Fox
Phone: (608) 455-1160
Contact 2: Thad Swiggum
Additional Phone: (608) 222-4879
Email: mindyfox2000@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsadanecounty.org

Menomonee Falls
DBSA Menomonee Falls
Contact 1: Tom Malone
Phone: (262) 251-2697
Contact 2: Mike Reszka
Additional Phone: (262) 703-0966

Milwaukee
DBSA Milwaukee Southside
Contact 1: Roseann Schmidt
Phone: (414) 964-2586
Contact 2: Mary
Additional Phone: (414) 570-9407
Email: schmidt9739@hotmail.com

Milwaukee
DBSA SEW
Contact 1: Shelley Leverenz
Phone: (414) 257-8040
Email: rad866@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsa-sew.org

Oregon
DBSA Dane County (interfaith group)
Contact 1: Mindy Fox
Phone: (608) 455-1160
Contact 2: Don Soderman
Additional Phone: (608) 712-3669
Email: mindyfox2000@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsadanecounty.org

Portage
DBSA Dane County
Contact 1: Anna Powers
Phone: (608) 981-2066
Contact 2: Mindy Fox
Additional Phone: (608) 455-1160
Email: mindyfox2000@yahoo.com
Website: www.dbsadanecounty.org

Watertown
DBSA Watertown, WI
Contact 1: Roseann Schmidt
Phone: (414) 840-0895
Contact 2: Jackie Hankins
Additional Phone: (920) 386-2043
Email: schmidt9739@hotmail.com


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 Wisconsin.

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: Wisconsin
State Affiliate: NAMI Wisconsin Inc.
Address: 4233 West Beltline Highway
Madison, WI 53711-3814
Primary Phone: (608)268-6000
Alternate Phone: (800)236-2988
Fax: (608)268-6004
Email Address: namiwisc@choiceonemail.com
Website: www.namiwisconsin.org
President: Nancy Phythyon
Executive Director: Donna Wrenn

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

This Week's Bipolar News

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Mom abandons 18-year-old under Nebraska safe-haven law
Richmond Times-Dispatch
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Police say a woman has abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital, saying she can't control the girl, in what may be the latest use of Nebraska's unique safe-haven law. The woman told officials at BryanLGH Medical Center West that her daughter, who was adopted, is bipolar and has a learning disability, Assistant Police Chief Jim Peschong said today.

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"Romancing your spouse?" Ok, I can already hear you yelling at me! I know, it's a strange concept, but hear me out. Some of the longest-running marriages have lasted because of this very concept.

You may be thinking that this has nothing to do with Bipolar Disorder, but it does. Even the best of marriages has some strain on it - the pressures of day-to-day living, at the very least. However, Bipolar Disorder puts additional pressure on your marriage because of the issues you have to face in dealing with the disorder, whether you are the survivor or the supporter.

No matter how long you've been married, the suggestions in this article can put some "spark" into your marriage. And if you've only been married a short time, putting these suggestions into place now can help ensure a long, happy, healthy marriage (of course, you will still have to do some hard work yourself to make that happen as well!).

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