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If you have attended a Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) West Virginia support group meeting, your feedback is incredibly valuable to us. At DBSA WV, our mission is to provide hope, help, and support to individuals living with mood disorders across the state. By completing this brief survey, you help us improve our peer-led meetings and ensure we are meeting the needs of our community members and their loved ones. Thank you for sharing your experience and helping us grow!

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Great Things Are Happening With DBSA WV

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2026 “Walking with Survivors” event by RDVIC

Roger Neptune and Stacie Weaver stand behind the DBSA WV exhibitor table. Signs, flyers, brochures, stress balls, and pens are shown. Table cloth reads "Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance", "West Virginia State Organization".

April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. As such, RDVIC had their “Walking With Survivors” event in Morgantown at the Morgantown Farmers Market Pavilion on Spruce Street on Saturday, April 18, 2026. A windy day again this year, DBSA WV was represented by Executive Director Stacie Weaver (right) and Administrative Assistant Roger Neptune (left), giving out information and spreading the word about DBSA’s free support groups and resources for those with depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders.

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April Brochure of the Month

April is frequently cited as one of the most stressful months of the academic year. Symptoms of depression and anxiety can be significantly compounded by looming paper and project deadlines, final exams, and the social pressures of limited time with friends.

A stack of brochures beside a sign saying "Brochure of the Month: April. April is frequently cited as one of the most stressful months of the academic year. Symptoms of depression and anxiety can be significantly compounded by looming deadlines / final exams, and the social pressures of limited time with friends."

Stop by the Morgantown DBSA WV office to grab this or other brochures on depression, bipolar disorder, and many topics.

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Preston County’s Valley District Health Fair 2026

Table with a man and woman standing behind it. The table cloth says "DBSA" and is covered by signs, brochures, flyers, and trinkets.

DBSA WV participated in the 25th Annual Valley District Health Fair, held on Saturday March 21st, from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department. The event was sponsored by West Virginia Caring, incorporated mammograms (via Bonnie’s Bus) and blood-draw screenings. Stacie and Roger talked to attendees (and other participating organizations) about DBSA support groups, as well as gave out brochures and flyers to spread the word.

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“Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens” is our March Brochure of the Month

Governor Patrick Morrisey proclaimed March 2–6, 2026, as the first-ever “Teen Mental Health Awareness Week” in West Virginia, coinciding with World Teen Mental Wellness Day on March 2nd. Also, March 30th is World Bipolar Awareness Day. As such, our brochure of the month for March is “Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens”. Stop by our office in the Mountaineer Mall to get your free copy, as well as brochures on many other topics dealing with mood disorders.

A stack of brochures beside a sign saying "Brochure of the Month: March. Bipolar Disorder involves extreme intense mood shifts between high-energy manic highs (extreme happiness/irritability) and low-energy depressive lows. These episodes differ from typical childhood moods, often causing severe dysfunction in school and relationships. World Bipolar Awareness Day is March 30."