Borderline Personality Disorder

Dr Charlie Swenson Offering an Educational Seminar

SNEAK PREVIEW:  NEA.BPD is honored to announce a new opportunity for learning in the BPD community.  Charlie Swenson, MD, will be hosting a monthly educational seminar for professionals, with families and consumers also invited, focusing on a variety of topics. More details will follow on the Sunday evening Call-In on February 5th 8pm EST when he will be the call-in presenter.  Those who know Dr. Swenson know what a gift this is! To register for the regular Sunday call-ins, email neabpd@aol.com. Subject:  Call-in.  Message: name and phone number.

NEA.BPD Welcomes Sponsors

♦♦  As NEA.BPD opens a new year, we are honored and pleased to announce that several major institutions committed to treating borderline personality  disorder have joined the NEA.BPD effort.  McLean Hospital is supporting several NEA.BPD initiatives.   Details to follow.  The UCLA Semal Institute is co-sponsoring the Family Connections Training in Los Angeles in February.  The support of these major institutions is a testament to their confidence in our work and we are gratefully appreciative of their vote of confidence.   ♦♦ New posted  recording:  Audio from “If Only We had Known: A Review of Borderline Personality Disorder,”  ♦♦ The meeting at SAMHSA headquarters on Nov 9th  was an historic meeting with NIMH, SAMHSA, NAMI and NEA.BPD working on initiatives to address the needs of the BPD community.

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New Zealand Lauches NEA.BPD-NZ

NEA.BPD is proud to announce the arrival of NEABPDNew Zealand!  Under the  guidance of Dr. Roy Kravitz and Wendy Jackson, the organization now has a companion organization in New Zealand. Details to follow. Read about their first initiative. Family Connections training.FamilyConnectionsflyer  Over 40 people signed up within 48 hours of the announcement of the training with Dr. Alan Fruzzetti.

College Centers Address BPD

Dr Richard Hersh presented at the Metropolitan College Counseling Center Conference on January 11th at the New School in NYC.  The one-hour presentation, Recognition and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in College and University Settings will be posted shortly.  Recognition and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in the College and University Setting