Adapting a widely used concept in mental health, DBSA launches its own Wellness Wheel, helping people with mood disorders create a holistic picture of their strengths and needs in 7 key areas.
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COVID-19 causes extreme stress and uncertainty for millions. DBSA more than doubles the number of national online support groups while helping local support groups make the move to virtual meetings. A dedicated COVID-19 portal offers resources 24/7.
A landmark grant lays the groundwork for DBSAs’ Supporting Youth Mental Health program, which will build our capacity to reach and support children, teens, young adults, parents, and caregivers.
DBSA updates and improves its Certified Peer Support Specialist Course, offering quality education for those who seek to join the growing peer workforce.
DBSA unveils an all-new website, reflecting our new strategic vision, values, and core beliefs. Thanks to growing web, email, and social media traffic combined with local outreach, DBSA serves more than 4 million people annually.
With guidance from a specially organized Peer Council, DBSA conducts an in-depth wellness survey. More than 6,400 responses reveal what treatment outcomes matter most to people living with mood disorders.
In the first meeting of its kind, DBSA brings more than 200 peers together with FDA staff and medical product developers for a patient-focused listening session on treatment, side effects, and wellness goals, told from the point of view of those living with mood disorders.
DBSA organizes its first Patient Engagement and Stakeholder Workshop, bringing together peers and family members with FDA staff, medical product developers, and clinicians to discuss ways to bring peer-preferred treatment outcomes into the clinical trial process.
DBSA works with congressional leaders to develop the Veteran PEER Act, a bipartisan measure ensuring that Veterans at 30 pilot VA medical facilities will have access to certified Veteran Peer Specialists.
DBSA seeks to end stigma and misunderstanding by publishing 10 Ways to Combat Discrimination with Compassionate Language, a free guide for clinicians, employers, families, friends, public officials, and the media.
