ABOUT US
Leading the Way in Education, Advocacy, and Support for BPD
The BPD Alliance, also known as the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, began in 2001 with one purpose: to reduce the suffering of those affected by borderline personality disorder and chronic emotion dysregulation.
Founded by Dr. Perry Hoffman alongside individuals with BPD, family members, clinicians, and researchers, the BPD Alliance has grown into an international leader while staying true to our values of compassion, access, relationships, and evidence.
BPD Alliance Achievements
Launched Family Connections™ — engaging over 40,000 families worldwide
Developed Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery
Hosted more than 100 national and international conferences
Organized and executed four congressional briefings in collaboration with NIMH, SAMHSA, APA, and a broad coalition of partner organizations
Recognized by the American Psychiatric Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Successfully advocated for congressional recognition of BPD Awareness Month
Our Mission
To provide education, raise public awareness and understanding, decrease stigma, promote research, and enhance the quality of life of those affected by Borderline Personality Disorder, chronic emotion dysregulation, and related problems.
Our Values
These deeply held convictions define how we operate:
COMPASSION
We advance compassionate and non-judgmental understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and emotion dysregulation.
There is hope. Our actions are rooted in empathy for those with lived experience, their families, their providers, and researchers.
ACCESS
We work to make our programs available to all, and to ensure environments where everyone feels welcome and safe.
We welcome and offer access to anyone impacted by chronic emotion dysregulation.
RELATIONSHIPS
BPD and emotion dysregulation occur in the context of relationships and impact the lives of those with lived experiences and their families.
People with BPD and emotion dysregulation can (and do) create meaningful lives and relationships.
We cannot solve this alone. We must work together.
EVIDENCE
We rely on evidence-based approaches to support those impacted by BPD and chronic emotion dysregulation.
Our decisions are inspired by compassion and grounded in data.