We are - A national, parent-led, web-based, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership organization incorporated in 1999.

Mission - The Balanced Mind Foundation guides families raising children with mood disorders to the answers, support and stability they seek.

Vision - The Balanced Mind Foundation envisions a world where children living with mood disorders thrive because their families have the resources, community and support they need.

Guidelines for Journalists

Press Releases

The Balanced Mind Foundation Delivers Answers and Hope 

The Balanced Mind Foundation wins $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Contest

Parent Group Seeks Pepsi Grant to Fight Youth Depression and Bipolar

Parents of Bipolar Children Applaud New DSM-V Diagnostic Category, But Call for a More Accurate Name

Kids with Bipolar Disorder Severely Impaired

Families of Children With Bipolar Disorder Call for More Research

The Balanced Mind Foundation Offers Teen Website and Award Winning Video

Letters to the Editor

Mommy, Am I Really Bipolar?, Newsweek 

Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay,  New York Times

Treatment Needed for Bipolar Disorder, Chicago Tribune