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Bipolar Disorder: An Information Guide

Mood Disorders Associations

Mood Disorders Associations are non-profit, self-help organizations committed to improving the quality of life for people with mood disorders, their families, and their friends. They accomplish this through mutual support, information, and education. Most chapters offer:

• regular peer support groups and support groups for families
• telephone information and support
• information meetings with experts
• a newsletter
• a resource centre and library.

Provincial Associations

The following provincial associations can help you locate a chapter near you:

Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
201 – 2730 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 5P4
(604) 873-0103

Depression and Manic Depression Association of Alberta
Box 64064
1528 – 107 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5K 2J5
1-888-757-7077

Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
4 – 1000 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0N3
(204) 786-0987

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario & Toronto
222 – 40 Orchard View Boulevard
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9
(416) 486-8046

AMI Québec
(Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
150 – 5253 boulevard Décarie
Montréal, QC H3W 3C3
(514) 486-1448

Association des dépressifs et des maniaco-dépressifs du Québec
801 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal, QC H2L 1K7
(514) 529-7552

In the United States

The following organizations have local chapters and can help you locate local chapters and information:

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
501 – 730 N. Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60610-3526
1-800-82-NDMDA (1-800-826-3632)

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
1015 – 200 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203-3754
1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264)

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