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Topic Tuesday // Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week 2022: 'See The Person'// Tuesday 27th September 2022 7-8:30PM AEST
Topic Tuesday // Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week 2022: 'See The Person'// Tuesday 27th September 2022 7-8:30PM AEST
Tue 27th Sep, 7-8.30pm AEST

On Tuesday, 27th September, we'd like to invite you to join us for a discussion centred around Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) ahead of BPD Awareness Week on 1-7 October. In this discussion, we will be joined by one of our Community Guides and a special guest from Spectrum Health to talk about accessing treatment, stigma and the importance of ‘Seeing The Person’.

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