THE NATIONAL DEPRESSIVE AND MANIC DEPRESSIVE ASSOCIATION(NDMDA) IS STARTING ITS FIRST CHAPTER IN THE CINCINNATI AREA. THE CHAPTER NEEDS A VICE-PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. THE POSITIONS ARE NOT PAID, ALTHOUGH ONCE MANY CHAPTERS GET STARTED, IT IS DECENT SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME.
THE NDMDA HAS 275 CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE, NONE SOUTH OF COLUMBUS IN OHIO. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, OR OTHERS AFFECTED BY A DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS. WE PROVIDE ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND WORK TO ERASE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
SINCE MY CHAPTER IS IN ITS INFANCY, MY GOALS ARE TO AGGRESSIVELY HELP THOSE IN NEED WITH EMPLOYMENT, COUNSELING, AND ANY OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES OR REFERRALS. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, I DO NOT AS YET HAVE A PRIVATE NUMBER ESTABLISHED, HOWEVER I WILL WITHIN A FEW DAYS. ANYONE CAN FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ONLINE AT MANDPRSV25@AOL.COM.
SINCE THE NDMDA IS THE NATION'S LARGEST PATIENT-RUN, ILLNESS-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION, WE STRONGLY DISCOURAGE PROFESSIONALS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD FROM COMING TO OUR MEETINGS TO ACT AS COUNSELORS. WE DO RELY ON EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT.