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DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT, 7:30-8:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, St. James' Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall St. NW, Leesburg. Peer-led discussions to share strategies for living with these illnesses. Free. 703-669-1928 or marilyngene13@aol.com.

BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and 6-8 p.m. Fridays, TACID, 6315 S. 19th St., Tacoma; free; 253-565-9000, Ext. 20.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS, Seacoast chapter, holds support and informational meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. The meetings are open to families of those suffering with schizophrenia, bipolar, schizo-affective and depression. Meetings are held in the Library of the Community Campus at 100 Campus Drive in Portsmouth from 7-9 p.m. For information call 431-1512.

DRADA (Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association), Potomac Chapter, support group meets 7:30 p.m. at the parish hall of St. Raphael’s Church, 1513 Dunster Road, Rockville. For families and friends of people who have been diagnosed with depression or bipolar illness. Call 301-299-4255 or 301-570-9065.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Support and education group for individuals with depression and/or bipolar disorders, as well as friends and family. 7-8 p.m. every other Wednesday. Free. Gracepointe Nazarene Church, 2900 Rosebud Rd., Loganville. 678-995-4186, www.gracepointe.com.

A free, self-help support group for adults with bipolar disorder meets from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Lee Methodist Church, 294 Washington St., Norwich. For information on how to join or for free literature on a variety of mental health concerns, call the Mental Health Association of Connecticut at 1-800-842-1501, Ext. 10, or e-mail mntlhlth@tiac.net.

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