On Thursday, September 16th, from 6:30–8:30pm, the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance of Northwest Connecticut (DBSA-NWCT) will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a potluck supper in the cafeteria of Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. All those who have attended or helped with the DBSA-NWCT support group over the past 10 years and their guests are invited to take part in the celebration by attending and bringing a casserole or salad to share.

(The kitchen will not be available to the celebration, so if sharing a hot dish, please bring your own crock-pot or place the dish in a picnic chest stuffed with towels.) Soft drinks and desert will be provided.

On Thursday, September 23rd from 7–9pm, the regular DBSA-NWCT weekly support group will resume in the Small Dining Room off the Cafeteria at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.

Note: While we have professional advisors, we are a peer support group. As such, pages in this site should not take the place of professional advice from your doctor, therapist, or other credentialed mental-health provider.

Our support group meets every Thursday night (rain or shine, holidays included!), in the Small Dining Room (next to the Cafeteria) at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington CT, 7–9 pm. (Need directions?) Everyone whose life is affected by depression or bipolar disorder (manic-depression) is invited!

We rarely cancel our meetings, and then only because of extreme weather conditions. Any cancellations will be announced on WZBG-FM (97.3 MHz in the Litchfield county area).

See our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information on our support group.

Special Information

Once a month — usually on the 3rd Thursday — we invite a speaker. Generally, these are professionals in the field of psychiatry, medicine, or counseling, such as neuropsychopharmacologists (whew!), social workers, authors, grief counselors, nutrition experts, etc. See our Speaker Schedule to find out what’s coming up.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact us:

• Email Dennis, the Webmaster
• Call Palmer, (860)567-5454
• Call Doyle, (860)567-8928
• Our online Feedback form

In keeping with our support group principles, all contacts with us, whether by email, phone, or in any other way, are kept strictly confidential. We do not maintain a phone, mailing, or email address list. No one from our group will ever get in touch with you, unless you explicitly request it. See our Privacy Policy for more information.

Miscellaneous

Funds to operate this Web site have been kindly donated by our members. This site does not solicit or accept advertising.