Resources for Support Group Facilitators

Welcome and thank you for helping peers improve their lives. Below you will find news and resources for Support Group Facilitators.

In 2022 PsychCentral ranked DBSA Support Groups “Best overall!”

Read the full article here.

Training Information

Whether you are a new facilitator or an experienced one, raise your facilitation skills up to the next level by attending DBSA’s free, interactive Virtual Facilitator Training. Taught by experienced support group facilitators, this 8-hour introductory training class includes 2 – 3 separate sessions featuring lecture, question and answer segments and mock facilitator practice.

Participants must attend all sessions of a particular class to receive a certificate of participation. Please note that these training sessions are intended for peers who are working with a DBSA chapter or DBSA support group.

Available Sessions, Dates and Times:

Class	Dates	Times
Intro Fac Training March	3/19 & 3/26	2pm – 6pm Eastern time
Intro Fac Training April	4/09 & 4/23	2pm – 6pm Eastern time
Facilitator Think Tank	4/14	8pm Eastern time
Intro Fac Training May	5/6 & 5/13	3pm – 7pm Eastern time
Facilitator Think Tank	5/12	8pm Eastern time
Facilitator Think Tank	6/9	8pm Eastern time
Intro Fac Training June	06/21, 06/23, 06/25	6-9pm Eastern time, Final class 6-8pm

To Register for any of the above sessions, please email Jill at jburgos@dbsalliance.org

Please include the following: your full name, your chapter name, email address and chapter president or support group coordinator’s name and email.

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DBSA Support Group Participant Quotes

“The first place I found shelter from the storm was at my DBSA support group meeting, where I bonded with new, accepting friends and found role models who gave me faith that recovery was possible.”

“The members of my DBSA support group reached out to me and made me realize that I was not alone. If not for the support that I received from this organization, I probably wouldn’t be alive.”

“Thank you so much for being there for me during these dark times. Attending the support group meetings has been a real lifeline for me, and I am so grateful that they are there and available to us.”

“I think the reason I was depressed for so long was that I felt excluded from everything, even my family. Finding people who accept you for who you are — I can’t put a price tag on that.”

“I found my DBSA support group at a very low point in my life. Through this and other support networks, I have gotten my life back together for the most part. I struggle with the illness on a daily basis, but I am functioning and again have hopes, dreams and aspirations.”

“Nothing has a more important impact on the lives of people with mood disorders than our support groups. Meeting others who have gone through the same shadows and come out on the other side is priceless. It restores hope, faith, and sometimes life itself.”