International Resources
This list is under constant development. Please email information for your country not included and correct or update included information by contacting us.
Disclaimer: inclusion on this page the does not guarantee that Equilibrium - The Bipolar Foundation necessarily endorses the approach taken by each of the organisations listed or individual groups associated with them.
Australia
Australian Network for Promotion,
Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health
http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/
The Black Dog Institute is an educational, research, clinical and
community-oriented facility dedicated to improving understanding,
diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders.
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Belgium
VVMD (Flemish Association of Manic Depressives)
Tel. +32 53 77 50 97
E-Mail vvmd.vzw@belgacom.net
Psychoarts 2000
www.vvmd.be
Ligue De La Depression (Belgium)
The Belgian League of the
Depression is a platform for information and communication on
depression; it is dedicated to providing information to all people,
whether depressive, or living in the entourage of a depressive person.
It also informs patient associations, healthcare groups and other
public authorities are within the framework of their mission wish to
provide information to their shareholders on depression.
www.ligue-depression.org
Brazil
ABRATA
Brazilian Association for Affective Disorders
São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.abrata.com.br/
Canada
Mood Disorders Society of Canada
3–304 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4W4 (Canada)
Tel. +1 519 824 5565
E-Mail washdown@shaw.ca
Website http://www.mooddisorderscanada.ca/
The Mood
Disorders Association of British Columbia - Founded in 1982, we offer support and friendship
for those with mood disorders and their supporters. Increase your knowledge, gain support, and learn tools for
managing your illness by joining a support group (we now offer over 65 support
groups across B.C.); attending a free Education Evening; receiving our
quarterly newsletter and other benefits of membership; joining us in
our advocacy efforts; and reading literature and printed material available
through the MDA.
Website: www.mdabc.net
Denmark
DepressionsForeningen
Vendersgade 22
DK–1363 Copenhagen (Denmark)
Tel. +45 3312 4727
Website: http://depressionsforeningen.dk/
France
France Dépression
Association française contre la dépression et la maladie maniaco-dépressive
Association Loi 1901
http://francedepression.free.fr
Germany
DGBS Deutsche Gesellschaft für Bipolare Störungen e.V.
PO Box 920249
DE–21132 Hamburg (Germany)
Tel. +49 40 85408883
E-Mail dgbs.ev@t-online.de
Website www.dgbs.de
Ireland
Mood Disorder Fellowship of Ireland
Fenian Chambers
3738 Fenian Street
Dublin 2 (Ireland)
(May no longer exist; has no website)
Italy
IDEA
Milan
(May no longer exist; has no website)
Netherlands
VMDB (Association of Manic Depressives and Care-Givers)
PO Box 24076
NL–3502 MB Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Tel. +31 30 260 3030
E-Mail mbakhuis@dds.nl
Website http://www.vmdb.nl
Norway
The Norwegian Bipolarforeningen
Website: http://www.bipolarforeningen
Mexico
Voz Pro Salud Mental (Mexico)
A site which provides suffers of mental health and their friends and family with information about the disorder.
www.vozprosaludmental.org.mx
Scotland
Bipolar Fellowship Scotland,
Studio 1016,
Mile End Mill,
Abbeymill Business Centre,
Seedhill Road,
PAISLEY
PA1 1TJ (UK)
Tel: 0141-560.2050
Fax: 0141-560.2170
Website: www.bipolarscotland.org.uk
South Africa
South African Bipolar Site
www.bipolar.co.za
Spain
Alianza para la Depresion (Spain)
Alianza para la Depresion is
an independent Spanish association, which offers advice to people with
depression and their families about how to deal with depression and
organizes group discussions and conferences.
http://alianzadepresion.com
Associació de Bipolars de Catalunya (ABC)
C-Cuba, 2
Hotel d’Entitas ‘Can Guardiola’
ES–0830 Barcelona (Spain)
Tel. +34 93 274 14 60 and +34 93 274 93 38
E-Mail cen00abc@jazzfree.com
Switzerland
Equilibrium (founded in 1994)
Obernhofstrasse 8
CH–6340 Baar (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 848 143 144
Website www.depressionen.ch
The Equilibrium members have all a special interest in depression: either because they are suffering from depression, are a friend or a family member of someone suffering from depression, or because they would like to know more about the disease. Equilibrium means ‘balance’, and the organisation would like to help its members to find an emotional, physical and social balance in life.
United Kingdom
MDF The Bipolar Organisation
Castle Works, 21 St. George’s Road
London SE1 6ES (UK)
Tel. +44 207 793 2600
E-Mail mdf@mdf.org.uk
http://www.mdf.org.uk/
USA
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
(On-line support and education for parents, teachers and kids)
PMB 331
1187 Wilmette Ave.
Wilmette, IL 60091 (USA)
Tel. +1 847 256 8525
Fax +1 847 920 9498
E-Mail cabf@bpkids.org
Website www.bpkids.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) (founded in 1986)
(Previously National DMDA – Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association)
730 N. Franklin Street, No. 501
Chicago, IL 60610 (USA)
Tel. +1 800 626 3632
Website www.dbsalliance.org
Mood Disorders Support Group/New York (MDSG) (founded in 1986)
PO Box 30377
New York, NY 10011 (USA)
Tel. +1 212 533 6374
Website www.mdsg.org
World
World Federation for Mental Health (WFH)
The
World Federation for Mental Health was founded in 1948 to advance,
among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional
disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders,
and the promotion of mental health.
www.wfmh.org
World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health.
www.who.int/en
