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News Wise Moments guide Fri, July 04 A new guide is now available to download for free. This is an ultra brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for borderline personality disorder (BPD). News Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) Tue, July 01 What is the Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) model of care? News PACCS July update Tue, July 01 Meet Lilli Haig-wood the Personality Disorder and Autism Assessment Clinic (PAACS) Clinical Coordinator. News Rapid Screening Tool for detecting borderline personality disorder in people over 60 years of age. Mon, June 30 This publication describes the sensitivity and reliability of the Spectrum Screening Tool for BPD in Older Adults (BPD-OA). Compared to the MSI-BPD and DIB-R, the BPD-OA was the most sensitive instrument for discriminating older adult BPD (aged 60+) from non-BPD participants (sensitivity = 0.82). News Navigating parenthood in people living with borderline personality disorder Wed, June 04 Read the latest research report published recently about navigating parenthood in people living with borderline personality disorder. News Working with Chronic Suicidality webinar Wed, June 04 Associate Professor Sathya Rao is pleased to be presenting on behalf of RANZCP on working with chronic suicidality. News Shaping a Better Crisis Response System Together Fri, June 06 Lived Experience Workforce have been contributing to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Crisis and Emergency Response Reforms. News Marianne new appointment at Spectrum Tue, June 24 Marianne Weddell has officially commenced her role as Grade 4 Psychologist within the Spectrum Eastern Health team. News Lived Experience - 12-month milestone Tue, June 24 Spectrum has proudly delivered a range of initiatives to strengthen lived experience leadership and peer-informed support for people living with personality disorder and complex trauma.  News Introducing the Hamilton Centre Tue, June 24 Do you work with people experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use or addiction challenges? News Peer Group steadily growing Mon, June 02 We are now five weeks into the launch of Spectrum’s first peer group. Read how it is progressing. News Call out for sleep study Mon, June 02 If you are working with a patient that identifies as having a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), we ask you to see if they would be interested in research study. News Nurturing the next generation of Mental Health Nurses Mon, June 02 Our Commitment to borderline personality disorder (BPD) education. News General Psychiatric Management (GPM) Training: A Step Forward Wed, May 07 Spectrum recently partnered with the Western Australia Country Health Service (WACHS) South West region to deliver a comprehensive General Psychiatric Management (GPM) workshop News Chronic suicidality Mon, May 19 Recurrent suicidal behaviour, gestures, threats, or self-mutilating behaviour constitute one of the diagnostic criteria for BPD. Chronic suicidality is a signature symptom of BPD. News New Spectrum publication! Mon, May 19 Another Research study was completed by Spectrum earlier this year. This was funded by The Eastern Health Foundation and focuses on ambulance attendances involving personality disorder. News Video production Mon, May 19 Expanding into video production to enhance communication, awareness, training, and accessibility News Your say matters Fri, June 06 We would like to know what matters most to you when it comes to healthcare. We would love to understand what the promise of “Healthier Together” means to you. News PACCS May update Thu, May 01 New Personality Disorder and Autism Assessment Clinic, (PAACS) News General Psychiatric Management for Adults with BPD Thu, May 01 Have you registered to our General Psychiatric Management for Adults with BPD training in June? Get in quick before tickets sell out. News Communication update Thu, May 01 Spectrum expands our digital offerings News MBT Programs update Thu, May 01 What has been occurring in the MBT space at Spectrum? News Introducing Spectrum's Peer Group Thu, May 01 Soon we will be commencing a new Peer Group at Spectrum. This group has been designed by our consumer lived experience team to orient members within our service, and to provide hope and a sense of community. News New appointment Thu, May 01 New Deputy Clinical Director commences at Spectrum. News Safer Care Victoria - Equally Well forum Thu, May 01 Come and see us at the Equally well forum on 5 June News Suicide prevention symposium Thu, May 01 Our expertise in suicide prevention continues to be recognised at the national level. News Spectrum’s Carer Support Group is Back! Thu, May 01 We’re excited to share that Spectrum has relaunched its Carer Support Group—a welcoming space for families, friends, and carers who support someone with a diagnosis (or possible diagnosis) of borderline personality disorder (BPD). News Message from Lived Experience Carers Fri, Mar 28 From their own lived experiences of supporting family members with BPD, they know skills and information that will support in the caring role in a way that is sustaining. News Message from our Lived Experience Consumer Fri, Mar 28 Meet Ruth, one of our Lived Experience Consumers News Ambulance attendances involving personality disorder Fri, Mar 28 Ambulance attendances involving personality disorder – investigation of crisis-driven re-attendances for mental health, alcohol and other drug, and suicide-related events. News New series of Primary Care workshops launched Fri, Mar 28 Practical workshops and guide for General Practitioners News Message from our Lived Experience consumer Tue, Mar 25 The Cup Theory; Managing Emotions and Stress News Shining a light on a crucial aspect of mental health Tue, Mar 25 Connection between sleep, trauma, nightmares, and borderline personality disorder (BPD). News Personality Disorder and Autism Assessment Clinic at Spectrum (PAACS) Tue, Mar 25 New service starts at Spectrum. PAACS provides specialised assessment and consultation for consumers, exploring the intersectionality between personality disorder and/or autism. News Crucial research of how the pandemic shaped the mental health landscape Thu, Jan 16 We're excited to announce Spectrum has just published a groundbreaking study in the journal Mental Health Science. News Our 25 Year report Tue, Jan 07 In 2024, Spectrum celebrated 25 years of service. Read our impact and achievements over this time. News New Release! Spectrum’s Practical Guide for Victorian Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Tue, Jan 07 Resource based on the best evidence and clinical experience available. News Crisis responding to meet the needs of people with BPD Wed, Feb 19 Look at the findings of service utilisation by people diagnosed with BPD during mental health crises. News Australian Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) Institute Tue, Jan 07 Spectrum has formally launched the Australian MBT Institute. News Supporting DBT in the Victorian public Health Service Fri, Oct 04 Spectrum are often involved in delivering DBT in various settings and supporting the wider mental health sector to be able to offer this therapy within their services. News The champions of Spectrum’s training program Thu, Mar 14 Spectrum has delivered 134 training activities, reaching 4,698 participants including health professionals, carers, families and partners and those newly diagnosed with BPD. News Building capacity and empowering clinicians in regional Victoria Thu, Mar 14 Improving access to quality and evidence-based treatment for people with personality disorder and complex trauma is one of Spectrum’s most fundamental goals. When approached by Mildura Base Hospital with a request to run a training series to try and achieve this, our response was: “When do we start?”