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WELCOME to the webpage for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance [DBSA] of Manhattan, Kansas. (This webpage is best viewed with INTERNET EXPLORER.) NAMI MANHATTAN KANSAS REDIRECTS TO THE FOLLOWING URL: (Copy and Paste in the address bar above) http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Section=Contact_Us36&Site=NAMI_Kansas&Template=/CustomSource/LocalDetail.cfm&localID=0000001110&fromHL=no&state=KS ++++++++++++++DBSA FLINTHILLS PROVIDES HOPE HELP SUPPORT+++++++ At DBSA, we offer hope, help and support. You are not alone because we've been there and we can help. Please visit our group and find information, understanding and friendship. Contact persons--Ann 785.341.8224 or John 785.236.2366. Email address: [email protected] ***********WHEN and WHERE********************************* The Depression and Bipolar
Support Alliance [DBSA] of
Manhattan Kansas meets on a regular
schedule: * We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. (We do not meet on a 5th Thursday.) * Our meeting time is from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8:00-ish, depending... You may come and leave as your schedule allows. * We meet at the First Christian Church, 115 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, KS. (Corner of Humboldt and Fifth Streets, just west of the Riley County CourtHouse) * If you need a ride, call Ann or John. * After the meeting, some of us go to a restaurant for conversation and coffee. This we call our "meeting after the meeting" and it is more informai. Join us if you can. ********QUOTES BY FAMOUS FOLKS***************** "May you live all the days of your life."--Jonathan Swift "That so few dare to be eccentric marks one of the chief dangers of our age."--John Stuart Mill "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."--Pamela Vaull Starr **********ABOUT OUR MEETINGS******************* Our meetings are open and free. Anyone who has major depression or bipolar disorder is welcome. Anyone who has a mood disorder, such as panic attacks or a hightened anxiety situation is welcome. Family and friends are welcome. Anyone who is interested in learning about these disorders is welcome. At each meeting a trained facilitator will help move the meeting along and make sure that everyone has an opportunity to speak, if they wish. We read the National DBSA meeting guidelines, which are, in three words, confidentiality, respect and kindness. Then everyone briefly introduces themselves or may say "pass." If someone is in crisis they may speak first, if they want to. Then we have our program or personal discussion. At the first meeting of the month (1st Thursday), we generally have a program which may be a speaker or video. After the program, we have personal discussion (see below.) The second meeting of the month (3rd Thursday) is devoted to personal discussion. This is when we go around the circle and everyone has a chance to talk about their situation or may say "pass." This is a time to visit and exchange ideas and stories. A time to talk and listen. A time to offer and receive support. We are respectful, kind and recognize the need for confidentiality. ***************UPCOMING MEETINGS/PROGRAMS/OPPORTUNITIES********* |