IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT NEW MEETINGS:

There are two new meetings on Tuesdays in St. Petersburg at the St Petersburg Baptist Church. There will be a regular support group and also a seperate meeting for spouses and significant others only.

There is a NEW meeting at the Town and Country Hospital in Tampa on Wednesdays. This meeting was formerly held at St Joseph Hospital.

The Northdale group will continue to meet at the Northdale Community Center and will NOT be moving to a new location.

Please check the meeting list for details.

The DBSA Wellness Tracker
The DBSA Wellness Tracker is an innovative, user-friendly online tool that allows you to keep track of both the physical and the emotional/mental. With this tool, you can track key health trends related to: overall mood, mood disorder symptoms, lifestyle, medication and physical health.

Using the DBSA Wellness Tracker can help you better recognize potential health problems and mood triggers in your daily life. Each section of the DBSA Wellness Tracker Report provides helpful information to help you better partner with your clinicians on treatment plans that address your overall health and well-being.

About Us
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Tampa Bay (DBSA) , is a nonprofit and all volunteer organization for individuals, family and friends of those who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression and other affective disorders. (note: bipolar was formerly known as manic depression).

We provide peer bipolar and depression support group meetings through out the Tampa Bay area, an educational lecture series, this informative web site, and an excellent newsletter.

Please refer to our depression and bipolar support group schedule to find a support meeting that is convenient to you. All that you need to do is show up. You do not need to pay dues to attend our meetings. Dress is very casual. The meetings follow a relaxed format and are led by your peers who have been trained to effectively facilitate the meetings.
DBSA Medical Advisor Dr. Michael Sheehan answers questions at a recent DBSA lecture.

If you or a loved one or somebody who struggles with mood disorders, bipolar disorder, depression (variants include major depression, clinical depression and others) please come to one of our support group meetings.

DBSA Tampa Bay does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, specific treatment, medication, service, or professional presented or mentioned on this web site. We are a chapter of the national level Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (based in Chicago) which, along with this chapter was founded in 1985 in Chicago.