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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?”