Clifton (Passaic County)
Welcome to DBSA Passaic County
We are a mood-disorder self-help support group affiliated with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). The mission of DBSA is to improve the lives of people living with a mood disorder, order and their loved ones.
People who are living with depression or bipolar disorder (manic depression), and their families and friends, are welcome. Our goal is to help our support group participants towards wellness.
Evening Group
When: Mondays, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (meet & greet at 6:30 PM) except holidays.
Where: Mental Health Association in Passaic, 404 Clifton Ave, Clifton NJ 07011.
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Day Group
When: Wednesdays, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM (meet & greet at 1:00 PM) except holidays.
Where: Mental Health Association in Passaic, 404 Clifton Ave, Clifton NJ 07011.
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Our groups and meetings are:
- Led by trained facilitators who are peers, that is, individuals with a mood disorder
- welcome to family and friends with or without the patient/consumer
- an empowering experience free of charge and no pre-registration required
- Provide literature, including brocures published by DBSA national organization
- NOT a therapy group ; we do NOT give professional advice – we just share mutual experiences to educate and support each other.
There is hope. People living with a mood disorder can be helped by medication and/or therapy. Many people so affected lead normal lives, and participate in our support group to help others. Support groups help during recovery. “You are not alone, we can help”.
* Voluntary donations are welcome to defray cost of rent, ordering booklets and brochures, making photocopies, as well as holding social events.
About Depression & Mania
- Common possible symptoms of depression include:
- Decreased or increased sleeping
- Loss of energy and motivation
- Exaggerated feelings of guilt
- Unexplained aches and pains or ailments
- Inappropriate or exaggerated feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, impending disaster or doom
- Common possible symptoms of mania include:
- Impaired judgment
- High energy level and increased activity/talking
- Significant decrease in sleeping
- Inflated self esteem (grandiosity)
- Extreme irritability and/or restlessness
- Other symptoms are possible. No one symptom determines the disorder. A psychiatrist or psycho pharmacologist should be consulted for an evaluation.
DBSA Support Groups
- Belle Mead
- Bernards (Lyons)
- Bridgewater
- Carneys Point (Salem County)
- Clifton (Passaic County)
- Colts Neck
- Cranford
- Flemington
- Freehold Boro
- Hamilton (Mercer County)
- Jackson Township
- Metuchen
- Montclair
- Morristown
- Mount Holly
- New Brunswick
- Newark
- Old Bridge (Parlin)
- Paramus
- Phillipsburg
- Princeton
- Succasunna
- Toms River
Other Support Groups
In a Crisis?
Other non-emergency sources of help incude your medical professionals, clergy, a loved one, or a frined. If not in crisis but need to talk, call the MHA NJ Peer Recovery WarmLine at 877-292-5588 (Hours M-F 8 am - 10 pm, Sa-Su 5 pm - 10 pm, holidays 3 pm - 10 pm).
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The DBSA Mission
DBSA provides hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders.
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