Sanctuary BPD Carers Blog
Sanctuary members regularly contribute to this blog with information of interest to Carers of people with BPD.
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SA activities for BPD Awareness Week 2019
In October, instead of our regular meeting, lets catch up at these BPD Awareness Week activities, between 1st and 9th October!
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September 2019 Mens Group Meeting – Coffee Chat
The September meeting of the Sanctuary’s Mens Group was a great success!
The next meeting is Sunday 6th October, at 12:30-2:30pm at Cafe Outside the Square, 34 Whitmore Square, Adelaide (near corner of Sturt Street).
New members are welcome.
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September 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – On Diagnosis
We took this opportunity to focus on diagnosis, sharing a video from the NEA.BPD.
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On Loneliness
Professor Sharon Lawn shares her very personal experience caring for her husband who has significant mental illness and psychosocial disability.
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BPD Awareness Week 2019 – Opening – Friday 1st October 5.30pm
October 1st to 7th 2019 is BPD Awareness Week
Don’t miss the Opening:
Keynote speaker is Professor Anthony Bateman, a world expert on Mentalization and, of course, an expert in BPD!
Tuesday 1st October, 5:30pm
Petition for more funded visits for complex mental health conditions
The Australian BPD Foundation have a petition to increase Medicare-funded visits for BPD and other complex mental health conditions.
You can support them by signing the petition online.
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BPD Awareness Week 2019
BPD Awareness Week runs from October 1st to 7th 2019.
This year’s theme for BPD Awareness Week is Best Practice Deserved.
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August 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr Lisa Chantler, Bridge Consulting
Dr Lisa Chantler (a psychologist from Bridge Consulting) ran a Q&A session at our August meeting .
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Swinburne Uni Seeks Participants for Research Project – please help
This research project is looking into mindful parenting and BPD symptoms. They are looking for mothers willing to participate in a survey
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This website is produced by members of the Sanctuary Support Group. We are not mental health professionals nor clinicians. We are ordinary people who care for someone with BPD. This website is a collection of information that we have found helpful or of interest in the context of our own lived experiences. The content of this website is not a substitute for independent professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.