Depression/Bipolar/Mental Health

Alliance of Rochester
800.273.8255

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Rochester
585.924.7936
www.dbsaroch.org
Local phone/message answered weekly by volunteers. DBSA Rochester is a group of local, volunteers who come together on a regular basis to offer each other encouragement and support in living with mood disorders. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are free of charge and open to anyone with depression or bipolar disorder. Family members and friends are welcome at many meetings. See the meeting descriptions below.

Rochester Meetings -

Parents with Bipolar Children
585.385.4634
2nd Wednesday of each month . 6-8pm Pittsford Spiegel (recreational) Center, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford. For more information visit www.truechildwithin.org.

Family and Friends Group
585.461.9505
Henrietta - Third Tuesday of each month - 7:30-9pm. CP Rochester - 3399 Winton Rd. S., Rochester (near Jefferson Rd.).

Teens (age 12 - 17)
585.489.1407
Temporarily discontinued. (This meeting was in partnership with the Mental Health Association and Better Days Ahead.)

Adults (over 18)
585.325.3145
Creative Wellness Forum (formerly the Mental Health Coalition) 320 N. Goodman St., Rochester (next door to Village Gate). Every Wednesday at 11am-12:30pm. Every Friday at 11am-12:30pm. This meeting is not a formal DBSA meeting. It is open to all in recovery with a mental health condition. For more information, contact the Mental Health Association.

Suburban/Rural meetings -

Farmington United Methodist Church
315.576.0745
Farmington United Methodist Church, 5925 County Rd. 41, Farmington (near intersection of Rte. 332 and County Rd., 41). First Monday of each month - 7:30-9pm. dbsafarmington.canandaigua@gmail.com.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Wayne County
Fairville Presbyterian Church, 3693 Rt. 88N, Newark
585.423.1593
Second Thursday of the month - 7-8:30pm, Fellowship Hall in the lower level. The mission of NAMI-Wayne County, as a satellite of NAMI-Rochester, is: To provide support-the opportunity to establish friendships with understanding, to share problems and feelings, offering hope, and strength to others who may be going through similar experiences. To provide a forum for families, friends, and/or including individuals to help each other explore effective ways of coping with the impact of mental illness or MICA (Mentally Incapacited, Chemically Addicted) situations regardless of age. To make available information and education about mental illness, the service delivery system, community programs and resources, mental health legislation, research breakthroughs, and other associated issues. To improve attitudes and reduce stigma towards mental illness and to advocate on behalf of persons with mental illness or MICA situations and their families and friends.