I’ve been involved with The Balanced Mind Foundation for more than eight years: first as a member of the Board of Directors, and as Development Director for the last two. I found The Balanced Mind Foundation for the same reason as most of you – I am the parent of a child with bipolar disorder. 

My son, Gus, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age eleven, less than a year after my husband died from pancreatic cancer. Needless to say, our lives were turned upside down and the next several years were very tough. Gus’s symptoms grew worse and he ended up being hospitalized four times within a period of 2 ½ years.

S – Something for everyone.  The Balanced Mind Foundation has support groups on adoption, substance abuse, residential treatment, groups for parents of teens and young adults and even a group for those wonderful times when our kids are stable.

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Since the launch of the new The Balanced Mind Foundation website and the change in our membership structure, there has been a huge increase in the number of families coming to thebalancedmind.org.

    •    Website traffic is up 25%
    •    More than 2000 new families have registered to access the site’s resources
    •    400 new families have joined a support group

A poem submitted to The Balanced Mind Foundation by Julie DiEmedio, a member and mother of a child with Bipolar Disorder

The Balanced Mind Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ending 6/30/08.