Services
What We Offer
Support Groups
DBSA has Peer led support groups. That means that everyone, including the facilitator can empathize with what you are going through, because they have a condition themselves. Attendees have the ability to gain support, wisdom, strength and hope from fellow members by sharing lived experiences with eachother.
Support groups also serve as a source of information and support for family members who are concerned about a loved one.
Additionally, there are groups for consumers with specific needs, including transitional age group patients (18 - 30 years of age), consumers who have been dual-diagnosed (mental illness diagnosis combined with substance abuse) and as well as Spanish and Vietnamese language groups.
Meetings may differ based on the facilitators' meeting style and the regular group membership. We encourage prospective members to visit multiple support groups, initially, in order to find the ones that work best according to their needs and expectations.
To join a support group, click here.
Newsletter
The Rollercoaster Times was created to provide information and updates to the mental health community. Sometimes informational, sometimes funny (yes, we have cartoons), we work to provide resources about mental health and recovery to the community.
To read the Rollercoaster Times, click here.
DBSA OC Resource Center
The DBSA Resource Center is a place where volunteers answer calls, respond to emails and receive visitors. There are also a variety of resources available. If you are new to a diagnosis, visit us and get information about your condition and talk with someone that understands.
The DBSA OC Resource Center is located at St. Joseph’s Hospital on the 2nd floor of the Sister Elizabeth Building.
Lending Library
The Lending Library is a resource center within the DBSA OC Resource Center. Within is a library of more than 50 books, 75 videotapes and DVDs, 50 cassette tapes pertaining to mood disorders, brochures in English and Spanish as well as material from local mental health organizations and DBSA-OC's national association, DBSA.
See the information above about the DBSA OC Resource Center for how to obtain/check out materials from our lending library.