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Wednesday, September 18

After years of tragedy and neglect, a treatment centre for South Australians with BPD

The Marshall Government has opened South Australia’s centre for the treatment of borderline personality disorder – a condition long-neglected in the state’s public health system and which has cost many young lives.

BPD centre for excellence to be located near CBD

A centre of excellence for the treatment of people with borderline personality disorder will be set up on Greenhill Road, just outside Adelaide’s CBD, next year, says Health Minister Stephen Wade.

SA Health Minister Stephen Wade says the BPD Centre for Excellence is planned to open in mid-2019. Photo: AAP/David Mariuz

Advocates call for improved services at BPD Centre for Excellence

Borderline personality disorder advocates have called on the State Government to fund a family support program and a liaison officer at the BPD Centre for Excellence.

State Budget to fund $10 million BPD service

A $10 million borderline personality disorder service, including a centre of excellence located near Adelaide’s CBD, will feature in next month’s state budget, InDaily can reveal.

Adequate services could have prevented deaths of two Adelaide women: Coroner

The Coroner has found that adequate mental health services could have potentially prevented the deaths of two young Adelaide women, and described the State Government’s policy failures in the area as “scandalous”.

BPD carers reveal their “hell”, Govt silence continues

South Australian carers of people with borderline personality disorder suffer thoughts of suicide, broken relationships, lost careers and a succession of compounding hardships, a new survey has revealed.

Govt's BPD policy "manifestly inadequate", advocates warn

The State Government’s plan to address systematic failures in the treatment of South Australians suffering borderline personality disorder is “manifestly inadequate”, advocates have warned.

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Borderline personality disorder

Advocates call for improved services at BPD Centre for Excellence

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