Douglas Hulst

Peer Support Services Senior Program Manager @Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance National Headquarters

Chicago, IL, US

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading peer-directed national organization focusing on the two most prevalent mental health conditions nationally, depression and bipolar disorder, which affect more than 21 million Americans, account for 90% of the nation’s suicides every year, and cost $23 billion in lost workdays and other workplace losses.DBSA offers peer-based, wellness-oriented support and empowering services and resources available when people need them, where they need them, and how they need to receive them—online 24/7, in local support groups, in audio and video casts, or in printed materials distributed by DBSA, our chapters, and mental health care facilities across America.Through our extensive online and print resources and our nearly 600 support groups and more than 200 chapters, DBSA reaches millions of people each year with in-person and online peer support; current, readily understandable information about depression and bipolar disorder; and empowering tools focused on an integrated approach to wellness. I am grateful to work as DBSA\'s Peer Specialist Workforce Development Senior Program Manager. The core of my role is elevating those with lived experience to demanded positions within health and wellness work forces.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Semester Abroad Program, International Relations

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Humanities: Communication, International Relations, Spanish