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Webinar: BPD and Families, what’s the connection – Part 2 – Recording
Part 2 of the NEA's webinar about the Family Connections® course and how it can help. This was broadcast on-line on 5 December 2018. Here is a recording of the webinar The panel discussion featured Cassie Choo, person with lived experience of BPD, Carissa...
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Listen to Voices of Lived Experience
This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other groups that support Australians with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
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Self Care Strategies
This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other groups that support Australians with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
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Busting Myths about BPD
This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other groups that support Australians with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
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A Beep from the Border
Are you curious ... what is BPD? Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD (or The Beep when it is interfering with my plans) This offering comes from the 2018 BPD Awareness Week campaign, from the Australian BPD Foundation collaborating with many other...
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Webinar: BPD and Families, what’s the connection – Part 1 – Recording
For BPD Awareness Week, a webinar featuring our member Liz and her son Jake talking about the Family Connections® course and how it has helped them. Here is a recording of the Webinar BPD Affects The Whole Family When a loved one has borderline...
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Advocates call for improved services for BPD – InDaily News Story
InDaily News ran this story by Stephanie Richards on 5 October 2018: Advocates call for improved services at BPD Centre for Excellence Borderline personality disorder advocates have called on the State Government to fund a family support...
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Opening Event – BPD Awareness Week – 3 October 2018
The Opening Event of BPD Awareness Week 2018 on Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Opened by SA Minister of Health Stephen Wade MLC and addressed by Tammy Franks, Greens MLC. Lived experience advocates Aaron and Tanya spoke about BPD and their paths to recovery.
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Petition for more funded visits for complex mental health conditions
How many times have we complained that Australians diagnosed with BPD can only get 10 sessions psychotherapy covered by Medicare in a year, which is patently inadequate for them? Here is a chance to change this by signing this petition from the...
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Radio interviews for BPD Awareness Week – 5AA and ABC Radio – Recordings
Sanctuary member Liz Hodgman was interviewed by presenter Paul Richards on Radio 5AA on Monday 1 October at 2:30pm (SA time). Here is a recording of Liz' interview: Sanctuary convenor Judy Burke and Aaron Fornarino spoke to Sonja Feldhoff on Radio...
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