Borderline Personality Disorder Resources off the Internet

If you know of off-line BPD resources to share, please let me know and I'll be happy to post your information.

Consumer Mental Health Therapy

  Trained Therapists:

1. Call 1-206-675-8588 to see if there is a therapist trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy in your area. "If you leave a message at this number they will send you a list of referrals if they have any available in your area. Please Note: Due to the high volume of these calls, it can sometimes take awhile to get a response. " Or go to Behavioral Tech online.

2. Call TARA-APD Helpline at 1-888-4-TARA APD

3. See an in-house list of Drs and Therapists that Specialize in Treating the BPD.

4. Check out this Clinical Database at the Personality Disorder Foundation.

5. European DBT Directory includes DBT therapists in the following countries: Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, England, Germany & Holland).

6. Also I recommend 1 800 Therapist for finding a therapist in your area.

Family Borderline Personality Disorder Help

  TARA (Treatment and Research Advancements - National Association  for Personality Disorders

If you live in New York City - Education and Coping Skills Workshop for Family and Friends of People with Borderline Personality Disorder. It's an 8 week education and coping skills workshop

  "National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder is expanding the availability of its �Family CONNECTIONS program. The 12-week series, co-led by trained family members, will be offered in the following locations this spring: 

White Plains, NY
New York City
Boston, Massachusetts
Long Island, NY
Richmond, Virginia.

The 12-week �CONNECTIONS series provides: 

1) Education on borderline personality disorder (BPD)
2) Research findings on BPD 
3) Coping skills training based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the context of a supportive group environment. 

The information presented is based on effective treatment theories and practices, and the latest research findings to provide the foundation for a better understanding of this complex disorder. 

There is no charge for the course. Class size is limited. Days and times of the weekly evening meetings vary according to location.

For registration or further information, please call 914 997-8628 or e-mail: [email protected]."

Consumer Self Help Groups

  Recovery Inc.

"Recovery Inc. is a mental health self-help program based on the ground breaking work of the late Abraham A. Low, M.D., our founder, a neuropsychiatrist. We are non-profit, non-sectarian and completely member managed. Recovery, Inc. has been active since 1937 and we have groups meeting every week around the world...

Our members include people diagnosed with mood disorders including depression, dysthymia and bipolar (manic-depressive) disorders; psychotic disorders including schizophrenia; anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders; and personality disorders."

There are Recovery groups all over the United States and you should be able to find one close to you from this website.

  In Our Own Voice:  Living with Mental Illness

• A presentation by consumers that creates awareness about what is involved in recovery from mental illness.

• A powerful anti-stigma tool to change hearts, minds, and attitudes about mental illness.

• An opportunity for consumers to gain self-confidence, self-esteem, and income while serving as role models for the community.

• Living proof that recovery from mental illness is an ongoing reality.

Further Information:

The In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness program must be coordinated through the NAMI state or affiliate organization. Contact your NAMI state office or local affiliate about presentations in your area.

  NAMI Peer to Peer

Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. The course was written by Kathryn Cohan, a person with a psychiatric disability who is also a former provider and manager in the mental health field and a longtime mutual support group member and facilitator. An advisory board comprised of consumer members of NAMI, in consultation with Joyce Burland, Ph.D., author of the successful NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, helped guide the curriculum's development.

• Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour units and is taught by a team of three trained "mentors" who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness.

• Mentors are trained in weekend-long training sessions, supplied with teaching manuals, and are paid a stipend for each course they teach.
• Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a "relapse prevention plan" to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior or events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention; mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public."

  NAMI-C.A.R.E: Consumers Advocating Recovery through Empowerment

• NAMI-C.A.R.E. is a peer-based, mutual support group program for individuals facing the challenges of recovering from any serious mental illness.
• Led by consumers, for consumers, NAMI-C.A.R.E. employs guidelines and principles of support designed to empower its members.
• NAMI-C.A.R.E. is not illness-specific, and welcomes persons with all psychiatric diagnoses.
• A support group model that focuses on allowing all participants to share their experiences and learn from each other in a safe and confidential environment.