THE OPPORTUNITY: Volunteering with The Balanced Mind Foundation's Family Response Team is a great way to make a difference for families impacted by mood disorders.  At the same time you can sharpen existing skills, learn new ones and expand your knowledge about mood disorders, treatments and interventions. Our mission is to help parents find the information, resources and support that they need to make the best decisions for their child’s care and treatment.

Education, Medication, and More

Harvard Student Shares Struggles with Depression (and Hope For Recovery)

Source: The Harvard Crimson

Harvard isn’t always the glossy ivy-covered utopia that many conceive it to be. "Brochure Harvard" does exist. But it is not always a place where conversations about mental health are necessarily encouraged. On a campus where the need for assistance is too often perceived as a flaw, the student body has a tendency to rely on variations of “I’m fine.”
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Education, Medication, and More

Bipolar Biobank Helps Identify At-Risk Patients for Early Intervention

Source: Mayo Clinic

Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be challenging, and many times, clinicians are struggling with what is the best treatment option. Researchers hope that the Mayo Clinic's Biobank for Bipolar Disorder will one day provide genetic clues to facilitate the diagnosis of patients, and guide treatment selection.
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by Susan Resko, The Balanced Mind Foundation Executive Director

by Nanci Schiman, MSW, CAPSW, The Balanced Mind Foundation Program Manager

Nanci Schiman, The Balanced Mind Foundation
Program Manager
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