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Arkansas

CITY	GROUP NAME	ADDRESS	ZIP	CONTACT INFORMATION
North Little Rock	DBSA Arkansas	PO Box 94339	72190	Jerry Quick, 501/753-4767 Fax: 501/771-1226 Lyn Presher, 501/280-0959 E-mail: jerjun@juno.com
Texarkana	DBSA Cope/Texarkana	PO Box 3345	75504	Mildred Jolly, 870/772-0602 Brenda Ward, 870/772-0716

DBSA Chapters/Support Groups

Fort Smith
DBSA Fort Smith
Contact 1: Cindy Wallace
Phone: (479) 649-8573
Contact 2: Becky Basinger
Additional Phone: (479) 648-4005
Email: 72017.2073@compuserve.com

Hot Springs
DBSA Hot Springs
Contact 1: Stormy Ward
Phone: (501) 625-3849
Contact 2: David Kenser
Additional Phone: (501) 321-9860
Email: s_tward@hotmail.com

Little Rock
DBSA Little Rock
Contact 1: Jerry Quick
Phone: (501) 753-4767
Contact 2: Marty Vestal
Additional Phone: (501) 455-0665
Email: jerjune@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.geocities.com/dbsarkansas

Springdale
DBSA NW Arkansas
Contact 1: Gerry King
Phone: (479) 366-2885
Contact 2: Judy Kaufman
Additional Phone: (479) 659-1229
Fax: (479) 636-2902
Email: dbsanwarkansas@yahoogroups.com

Texarkana
DBSA Texarkana
Contact 1: Rachel Clark
Phone: (870) 773-4242
Contact 2: Trisha Hackworth
Additional Phone: (870) 773-0389 Cell Phone: (903) 276-9685
Email: dbsatexarkana@yahoo.com
Website: www.geocities.com/dbsatexarkana/

Fayetteville - Mental Health Association in Northwest Arkansas PO Box 1993 Fayetteville, AK 72707 479-575-2934

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.

Meetup.com helps people find others who share their interest or cause (like bipolar disorder), get involved on-line and locally, and form lasting, influential, local community groups that regularly meet face-to-face. You may view a list of cities and states where meetings occur on their website (at http://www.meetup.com/locale).

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.phpects 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 Arkansas.

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: Arkansas
State Affiliate: NAMI Arkansas
Address: 712 W 3rd Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201-2222
Primary Phone: (501) 661-1548
Alternate Phone: (800) 844-0381
Fax: (501) 664-0264
Email Address: karnold@nami.org
Website: http://www.nami.org/sites/NAMIArkansas
President: Jerri Skaggs
Executive Director: Kim Arnold

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

If you are in a crisis please call:
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) or
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

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