Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – Utah (Statewide, UT)
About DBSA Utah
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) maintains peer-led support groups throughout Utah for individuals living with depression, bipolar disorder, and related mood disorders. DBSA groups provide a supportive, judgment-free environment where people with shared experiences come together to discuss coping strategies, medication management, and daily life with mood disorders. Groups are facilitated by trained peers who personally live with these conditions.
What Groups Are Offered?
DBSA Utah offers peer-led support groups that meet regularly across the state. Groups follow the DBSA model of open, supportive discussion where participants share experiences, discuss what has helped them in their recovery, and encourage one another. Topics naturally include managing symptoms, medication experiences, workplace challenges, relationship impacts, and strategies for maintaining stability. Some locations also offer groups specifically for friends and family members of people with mood disorders.
Who Can Join?
DBSA support groups are open to any adult living with depression, bipolar disorder, or a related mood disorder. Family members and supportive loved ones may attend designated friends-and-family groups. No diagnosis, referral, or insurance is required. You do not need to currently be in treatment to attend—DBSA groups complement professional care but do not replace it.
Meeting Schedule & Location
DBSA groups meet at various locations throughout Utah, including the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden). Both in-person and virtual meeting options are available. Use the DBSA group finder on their national website or contact local chapters for current meeting schedules and locations.
Contact Information
- Website: dbsalliance.org
- Coverage: Statewide – Utah
What to Expect
DBSA groups are welcoming, confidential gatherings led by peers who understand mood disorders from personal experience. Meetings typically last 60–90 minutes and include structured sharing time where each person has the opportunity to speak. There is no pressure to share—listening is always fine. The atmosphere is supportive, non-clinical, and focused on living well with mood disorders rather than on crisis intervention.
Cost & Confidentiality
All DBSA support groups are free of charge. Confidentiality is a core principle—what is shared in the group stays in the group. DBSA does not keep records of attendance or share participant information with outside parties.