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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Kids Mental Health Info

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a nonprofit offering peer-based, wellness-oriented support and empowering services and resources for people living with depression and bipolar disorder and their families. Find online resources, trainings, and a network of 450 local support groups nationwide.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

Rebecca started seeing a psychiatrist at the age of two and was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and pediatric bipolar disorder. which questioned the rising cases of young children diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The civil case was settled in January of 2011 for $2.5