YAY – May is BPD Awareness Month!

May 25, 2020 | Advocacy

The  U.S. House of Representative Resolution, H. Res. 1005 (April 1, 2008), designates “May as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month as a means of educating our Nation about this disorder, the needs of those suffering from it, and its consequences...

Suggestions to the NIMH Director Regarding BPD Research

Jul 13, 2016 | Advocacy

Read our suggestions to the next Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). These suggestions are in response to a “Request for Information” email from NIMH asking stakeholders to give their perspective on the state of mental illness research.  ...

May was Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Jun 3, 2016 | Advocacy

TARA (Treatment And Research Advancements) presented a Meet the Experts webinar series in May which can be viewed on their website. TARA, a not-for-profit organization established in 1994, is devoted to advocacy, research and education for those affected by BPD. It...

The Anatomy of NIMH Funding

Feb 5, 2016 | Advocacy

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funds research on mental disorders and HIV/AIDS. An article on their website, “The Anatomy of NIMH Funding,” shows a bar graph depicting funding of these disorders over the last few years (see below). ​The prevalence of...