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What this program does...

This program is offered to patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Your Resources...

Web Videos

Websites/Applications

• 211
• A link to community resources and programs within various geographies
• http://www.211ontario.ca/
• Phone: 905-211-Breathe
• https://app.stopbreathethink.org/
• Headspace
• https://www.headspace.com/
• MyThoughtSpot
• http://mythoughtspot.ca/
• National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
• A resource for information and videos for Families and People in Recovery
• www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com
  
• New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
  • http://www.nyp.org/bpdresourcecenter
    
• The Linehan Institute
  • Resources for Family and Friends
  • http://behavioraltech.org/index.cfm

Programs

Family Connections Program A 12 week psycho-education group we offer to families and friends of individuals with B.P.D.
(see below to view/download program description and registration form)

Peer Support Resources

Mental Health Rights Coalition,
103-100 Main Street East, Hamilton
905-545-2525
www.mentalhealthrights.ca

Patient & Family Collaborative Support Services,
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton West 5^th Campus, Room G209
905-522-1155

Peer Support Providers - ext. 36600
Family Liaison/Peer Support - ext. 35599

Books

• Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Keep Out-of-Control Emotions from Destroying Your Relationship
  Author: Shari Manning
• The borderline personality disorder survival guide: Everything you need to know about living with BPD
  Authors: Alexander Chapman and Kim L. Gratz
• The Buddha & The Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, & Online Dating
  Author: Kiera Van Gelder
• The High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, & Validation
  Author: Alan Fruzzetti

 Additional Compiled Resource Documents, Pamphlets and Booklets

• Additional DBT Programs in Ontario (covered by OHIP)
• Community Psychiatry Pamphlet
• Community Resources for the Hamilton Area – Booklet
• Community Resources for the Hamilton Area - Pamphlet
• DBT Private Practice Resource List (NOT Covered by OHIP)
• Description of Family Connections Program
• Family Connections Referral Form