BPD Awareness ACT

19/01/2025

GET MORE INFO AND REGISTER NOW FOR OUR DBT SKILLS GROUPS TERM 1 2025

01/10/2024

Today is the start of
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD) AWARENESS WEEK 2024.
The theme this year is LIVING LIFE WELL: BPD AND RECOVERY
You are welcome to come and join the BPD Community in Canberra to celebrate BPD Awareness Week Funday this Sunday, 6th October 2024 from 12-2.30 pm, at the Western Foreshore, Lake Ginninderra. Details are attached.

Also attached is information on national online events you can also join.

You can also check out the website at: https://www.bpdawareness.com.au/

WHAT IS BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD)?
BPD is a complex mental disorder that is often misunderstood. People with this disorder are frequently discriminated against and stigmatised. Symptoms for people with this disorder may include emotional distress, problem behaviours, and difficulty relating to others and the world around them. This can be very distressing for the person and for people close to them.

Currently, between 2% and 5% of Australians are affected by BPD at some stage in their lives. The symptoms of the disorder usually first appear in mid to late teens or in early adulthood, with women three times more likely to be diagnosed with BPD than men. The causes of BPD are not fully understood. They are likely to involve biological, social and/or environmental factors.

Contrary to common belief, people with BPD can recover! With early diagnosis, appropriate treatment and support the prognosis for people with BPD is positive. Having BPD is not deliberate; it is a disorder people do not choose to have. People can recover!

21/09/2024

Hey Everyone

BPD AWARENESS WEEK in Australia is celebrating in the first week of October.

Here is info of upcoming BPD events. You can get more details on the pages: BPD AWARENESS WEEK or AUSTRALIAN BPD FOUNDATION

Here are the links to make it easy for you to register for any events:

ENDS 13 OCT 2024 LIGHT & SHADE: A VISUL EXPLORATION OF DBT by DONNA LAWRENCE. BELCONNEN ARTS CENTRE/+.
https://www.belcoarts.com.au/light-and-shade/

25/9 - 7-8PM AEST SANE WEBINAR: LIVING LIFE WELL WITH BPD
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BMQGHHLnR7ei0NFv9lI2Lw #/registration

1/10 - 1-2.30PM MHPN WEBINAR: PARTNERING WITH CARERS
https://mhpn.org.au/members/ #/Meeting/25483

3/10 7PM NEABPD FAMILY FRIENDS WEBINAR – HOW TO BECOME A VALIDATION SUPERHERO
https://neabpd.supporterhub.net.au/events/bpdaw-webinar-2024-validation

6/10 - 12-2.30 PM – ACT BPD AWARENESS FAMILY FUNDAY
WESTERN FORESHORE, LAKE GINNIDERRA. Email: bpdawarenessact@gmail.com for more info.

9/10 - 7.15-8.30PM AEDT MHPN WEBINAR– CARING FOR THE CARERS https://mhpn.org.au/members/ #/Meeting/25355BINAR

9/10 - 5.30-7.30PM AWST WEBINAR: WHAT CAN I DO? SKILLS FOR CARERS
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/what-can-i-do-skills-for-carers-to-support-a-person-living-with-bpd-tickets-1015194924347

16/10 - 10-11.30am AEDT REVOVERY AS A DESTINATION – Dr Lois Choi-Kain
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1292690

04/06/2024

Recovery & BPD

04/06/2024

The BPD Awareness Week theme for 2024 is 'Living Life Well: Recovery & BPD. Everyone is on their own journey and the word ‘recovery’ may mean different things to different people. Our aim is to offer hope – and research shows that with appropriate treatment and support people with BPD recover and lead a life that’s meaningful to them. https://forms.gle/Kodckh8k3fog4tFt8

05/05/2024

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS FAMILY,FRIENDS,PARTNERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN SKILLS SO THEY CAN SUPPORT YOU EFFECTIVELY
FREE WEBINAR THIS THURSDAY 9TH MAY
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianBPDFoundation/posts/pfbid02Vm6eZC3xSFhz6xjWRjmUYUa7iUJSppBkrapS6ydBVarRa5Gf8HC2g6WE5DbQjh3zl

Webinar: 'What can I do?'
Skills for parents, partners and friends (carers) to support a person
living with borderline personality disorder (BPD)

9 May @ 7:00 - 8.00pm (AEST)
Dr. Alan Fruzzetti will highlight skills to help family members and carers relieve their own emotions and distress while also building healthy relationships with the person they support. Skills include reducing emotional vulnerabilities, distress and dysregulation and increasing relationship mindfulness, validation, and self-validation. This event is being held to show our support of BPD Awareness Month in the USA, Canada and UK during May. In Australia we celebrate BPD Awareness Week during the first week of October.
https://www.trybooking.com/CKXVK

08/09/2023

JOIN US TO CELEBRATE BPD AWARENESS WEEK IN CANBERRA

04/09/2023

TERM 4 DBT SKILLS GROUP INTAKE IS OPEN NOW.....

04/06/2022