Resources for families, partners & individuals experiencing BPD.
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988
National Sexual Assault Hotline
(800) 656-4673
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline
(800) 662-4357
Veterans Crisis Line
988, then PRESS 1
Text 838255
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
LGBT+ National Hotline
888-843-4564
LGBT National Youth Talkline
www.LGBThotline.org/youth-talkline
800.246.7743
Blackline Hotline - Black Mental Health Specific
1 (800) 604-5841
Veterans Crisis Line
Call 988, press 1
Self Injury Hotline
1-800-366-8288
Eating Disorders Helpline
1-888-375-7767
National Crisis Helpline
211
SAMHSA Helpline (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
1-800-662-4357
NAMI Helpline
800-950-6264
BPD Specific Websites
BPD Resource List: https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/list-of-recommended-bpd-resources/
Borderline Personality Disorder Education: https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/
BPD Resource List: https://www.nyp.org/bpdresourcecenter/resources/websites
BPD and Family: https://www.bpdfamily.com/
BPD Blogs: https://psychology.feedspot.com/borderline_personality_disorder_blogs/
Mental Health Apps
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Headspace: Two-week free trial for the general public.
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Health Minds Program App: Always free. Meditation and mindfulness skills.
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Calm: Seven-day free trial. A meditation, sleep, and relaxation app.
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Stop, Breathe & Think: Always free, and for kids too.
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Insight Timer: Always free. This is not a daily app, but rather a great library where you can search for various types of meditations and lengths by excellent teachers.
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10% Happier: Free and paid options available. (Seven days free, then $99 per year.)
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UCLA Mindful App: Free. Meditation by Diana Winston.
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Mindfulness Coach: Mindfulness Coach 2.0 was developed to help veterans, service members, and others learn how to practice mindfulness. The app provides a gradual, self-guided training program designed to help you understand and adopt a simple mindfulness practice.
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CBT-i Coach - Free cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, available for iOS and Android.
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Mothers and Babies Online Course: A well-validated, web-based program for depression (available in both English and Spanish) for pregnant women, new mothers, and those who want to support them.
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Happify: Some free content, including stress reduction and cognitive techniques to address anxiety.
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MindShift CBT: Free content, including cognitive behavioral therapy strategies to address general worry, social anxiety, and panic.
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PTSD Coach: Created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and the Department of Defense’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology. This app provides you with education about post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help you manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD.
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