Are you in distress?
Call / text 24 hours
9-8-8
Text 12PM-1AM
Crisis Line www.crisiscentrechat.ca (adults)
Crisis Line www.youthinbc.com (youth)
DBT Skills to learn now
Learn about TIP if you are in a crisis
Watch on Now Matters Now: nowmattersnow.org/skill/cold-water
Watch on YouTube DBT-RU www.youtube.com/playlist
Learn about “Radical Acceptance”
Watch on Now Matters Now https://nowmattersnow.org/skill/radical-acceptance
Watch on YouTube DBT-RU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVwIVwGOnpo
Learn Mindfulness Skills
Watch on YouTube DBT-RU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUSaQL1_zXE&list=PLVlLbxLe1Eo54t9Y54PTp7vD0m6Mrh6H9
Learn Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
Watch on YouTube DBT-RU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-M59r-0jg&list=PLVlLbxLe1Eo46pAfr5hER_seADX22iGBC
Cope with Urges
Read on http://sioutreach.org/coping-and-recovery-self-injury/coping-with-urges/
Learn more about BPD
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) hosted a webinar “Demystifying Borderline Personality Disorder” in May and invited Dr. John Wagner to be a part of the panel. Various topics were discussed in this 1.5 hour webinar including understanding BPD, different treatments that are available, and how to build a life worth living.
Support Groups through the BPD Society of BC
BPD Peer Support Group meets weekly to offer hope, validation, shared experience, and skills. Drop in format and no registration.
https://www.bpdbc.ca/our-services
Help for family members and partners
Expert Education Series
Watch webinars from experts on different topics related to borderline personality disorder, suicide, self-harm, trauma, and emotion dysregulations: www.sashbear.org.
Understanding Emotion Dysregulation in BPD with Dr. Alex Chapman
1hr 14min / on YouTube
Eating Disorders & Emotion Dysregulation with Dr. Anita Federici
1hr 32 min / on YouTube
Other webinars available on www.sashbear.org
Skills Training for Family Members
Family Connections™ (FC) is an evidence-based 12-week group that meets weekly to provide education, skills training, and support for people who are in a relationship with someone who has emotion dysregulation or related problems. It is provided free of charge to participants.
Family Connections™ provides: current information and research on emotion dysregulation or BPD and on family functioning; individual coping skills based on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); family skills; and group support that builds an ongoing network for family members.
For upcoming groups, visit: www.sashbear.org