Bipolar Scotland – AGM & Conference, 18 September 2010

Bipolar Scotland will be holding their Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference on Saturday 18 September 2010, 10am – 3.45pm. The event will be held at the Menzies Hotel, 27 Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ. The main theme of the conference will be “Celebrating Self-Help”. Will Lyons, a Journalist with the Wall Street Journal, will be one of the keynote speakers. Will wrote an article for the Scotsman and has been interviewed by Fergal Keane on BBC Radio 4, on his experience of caring for his wife who has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Also, Aileen Bell and Alan Douglas from Bipolar Scotland will be giving a talk on self-help groups – the story so far.

The afternoon session will include workshops on Welfare Reform – Which Way Now? Self-Help groups – do they work? and participative workshops with Universal Comedy and in Tai Chi.

Please note that Bipolar Scotland will be able to meet the cost of travel expenses for those in severe financial hardship.

For more information and to download the booking form please go to their website www.bipolarscotland.org.uk.  You can also contact Bipolar Scotland on 0141 560 2050 or e-mail them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .