The Icarus Project
In 2002, DuBrul wrote "Bipolar World", an article published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, relating to his personal experiences being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Among the dozens of e-mails and other correspondence that he received after this publication was a letter from Jacks Ashley McNamara, an artist and writer who identified strongly with his experiences. DuBrul and McNamara corresponded for a few weeks before finally meeting in person and deciding start a website where people who identified with bipolar and other 'mental illness' could find real community and contribute to it. The Icarus Project was born.
The Icarus Project is now an international radical community support network and media project with over 14,000 participants. It has numerous local groups across North America and has released a number of publications. Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness; A Reader and Roadmap of Bipolar Worlds was published by the Icarus Project in March 2004 and is currently in its 6th printing.
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