Are DBSA support groups run by mental health professionals? Are they just for patients, or are there also support groups for family members?
DBSA support groups are peer-led and peer-facilitated. Each group does have a professional advisor. Professional advisors range from psychiatrists and psychologists to nurses and social workers. They usually do not attend support group meetings and never act as the group’s facilitator. Many of our support groups do offer meetings for friends and family. That information may be included with the contact information posted on our website at www.DBSAlliance.org/FindSupport. You will also find this information, as well as other helpful resources, in the online Rebecca’s Dream Family Center. If a friends’/family group is not available, you may want to contact your local group’s facilitator to inquire about possibly starting up meetings for friends and family. Click here to see a listing of support groups. Click here to visit the Rebecca’s Dream Family Center.
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