Mission & Values

VISION: People living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), personality difficulties and complex trauma can access appropriate and optimistic treatment and support.

MISSION: To advocate for systemic change and enable a positive culture that supports the recovery and wellbeing of people with BPD (with or without experiences of complex trauma) and their families/carers.

PURPOSE: To bring together people with lived experience, carers, health and mental health researchers, clinicians and treatment experts to advocate for people with BPD (with or without experiences of complex trauma) to access equitable evidence-based treatment and support.

The Foundation AIMS to support and promote services that:

• provide high quality, accessible, timely, responsive and appropriate services, treatment and care for people with BPD and their support network
• provide high quality, accessible education and support for families/carers of people with BPD
• provide high quality, appropriate education and training for clinicians and frontline workers providing treatment and care for people with BPD and their support network
• create a positive culture about BPD
• advocate for accessible, appropriate services provided by highly skilled professionals offering choice in an environment of hope and optimism 
• improve the well-being of people with BPD, their families/carers, clinicians and others in the community who assist them
• provide high quality scientific research about BPD.

 STRATEGIC PLAN 2023-25