Bipolar UK
@BipolarUK
We provide peer support services to empower people affected by bipolar to live well
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http://www.bipolaruk.org 04-04-2011 09:56:20
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π’ Register today!
Our #eCommunity is a safe and secure place where you can discuss the challenges you face, ask questions and share your experiences.
β Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year β
Visit our website to register >> lght.ly/2p3nn38
π Research opportunity! π
A team from The University of Manchester are conducting a study, interviewing lesbian and gay individuals over 50 years old about their experiences of living with bipolar.
π For more info, email [email protected] or call 07971331537
Running Punks #veganrunners The Bipolar UK #poletopolechallenge may have finished but the #muddymilesformegs continue. Up next, 20 mile Saddleworth 5 trigs hike on April 20th & Bristol 1/2 marathon on May 19th #runningpunks #veganrunners justgiving.com/fundraising/muβ¦
The majority of the BBC Breakfast interview I did with Callum Barnes & Simon Kitchen talking Bipolar diagnosis time & peer support to Roger Johnson & Naga Munchetty can be seen here youtube.com/watch?v=kY_gDr⦠Bipolar UK For peer support visit bipolaruk.org #bipolar
π Last chance to sign up! π
Join us for our final event for #WorldBipolarDay , where we'll explore whether Advance Choice Documents can save bipolar lives. Our fantastic panel will answer all your questions & dive into the pros & cons of creating one.
π lght.ly/4101p0k
For me bipolar diagnosis took 15 years, mainly due to mixed states not being recognised.
For more on mixed states & whatβs happening in bipolar research watch our Bipolar UK research webinar
#WorldBipolarDay
youtu.be/q3NRhcne2a8?siβ¦
Sadly, current NHS provision for #bipolardisorder is often inadequate. On #WorldBipolarDay the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Bipolar UK are calling for specialist care pathways to improve diagnosis and continuity of care, with more peer support and psychoeducation π rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featuβ¦
To mark #WorldBipolarDay (30 March), Bipolar UK CEO Simon Kitchen along with Jeremy and Daisy, took on an epic walking challenge π£
We're thrilled to share that they hit their target distance of 200km, raising over Β£2000! Thank you to everyone who shared, supported and donated.
ποΈLast April, we set the target of collectively walking, running, cycling or scooting 20,000km - the equivalent distance of the North to the South Pole - in time for #WorldBipolarDay 2024 (30 March). Here's how it went...
Hear more from Bipolar UK >> bipolaruk.org/conference-2024
Thank you to Abena Oppong-Asare MP for raising awareness surrounding bipolar this #WorldBipolarDay π