Mission Statement
- Assist consumers in finding support, information, understanding,
and social contact with similar consumers facing similar issues
- Assist consumers (especially those newly diagnosed) with a basic
understanding of the disorder and to provide security in knowing others have
similar concerns.
- Provide an onging source of information regarding government
entitlements, services, referrals, medical issues, medication trials, and other information.
- Although the primary focus is in providing support for consumers--
parents, siblings and Significant Others (SO) may benefit in
understanding family reactions to the disorder
- Be a group where new consumers and their families can be referred by the
mental health and other communities, preferably soon after the diagnosis has been made.
Meeting Basics
| BiPolar Bears of Phoenix |
| Meets EVERY Wednesday |
| 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
| St. Luke's Hospital |
| Behavioral Health Auditorium |
| 1800 E. VanBuren |
| Phoenix, Arizona |
| www.bipolarbears.org |
Basic Participation 2018
| Meetings | 52 |
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| Participants | 1176 |
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| Individuals | 164 |
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| Average Attendance | 23 |
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| Number of People attending only once | 77 |
| Topic Categories | 28 |
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| Topics | 533 |
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The BiPolar Bears support group and other peer support groups are sponsored by the Mental Health Guild, an all volunteer
not-for-profit 501(C)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to collaborate and support programs to improve the
lives of individuals impacted by mental illness.
For other support groups click here: Other Support Groups
For Information & Referral click here: Information and Referral
Recent Topcs last updated within the last month
This page updated 2/14/2019
