Bipolar Resources

Articles & Information

MACMH’s Bipolar Fact Sheet
Learn more about symptoms, educational implications, and classroom accommodations for young people with Bipolar.

Are my periods of happiness just mania?
“If you have experienced disruptive or dangerous episodes of mania, you may worry that feeling happy is just a first step toward another damaging episode. Manic episodes are generally not happy or pleasant times, but some people do experience elevated mood or an exaggerated sense of well-being as part of mania.” Read more from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.

Bipolar disorder in children: Is it possible?
Is bipolar disorder in children possible? Or does it only affect adults? Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education, and research, providing whole-person care to everyone who needs healing.

Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder
For many years it was assumed that children could not suffer the mood swings of mania or depression, but researchers are now reporting that bipolar disorder (or early temperamental features of it) can occur in very young children, and that it is much more common that previously thought. The Bipolar Child, Demitri Papolos, M.D. and Janice Papolos.

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorder.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

Providers

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Clinic
Mental health services and health psychology services provided to children and their families.

HCMC Acute Psychiatric Services (APS)
Emergency evaluation and short-term treatment for individuals needing immediate psychiatric care.

Hutchinson Health Mental Health Clinic
Provides a skilled and wide-range of mental health practitioners in order to overcome whatever mental illness an individual is facing.

People Incorporated
Adult and child support for mental illness, homelessness, case management, and other services.

South Central Human Relations Center
Offers special treatment for those suffering from substance abuse and mental illness. Provides residential treatment, as well as outpatient psychiatry and counseling for mental health.

Volunteers of America
A range of mental health services for adolescents, including outpatient (DBT) therapy and residential treatment.

Washburn Center for Children
Treatment programs offered by licensed and professional staff. Deals with behavioral problems, mental health diagnoses, and trauma, grief, or life changes.