Are you in distress?
Call 24 hours
Crisis Line at 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
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/
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