MAY BPD Awareness Month

May BPD Awareness Month

Tina Moore – Behind Our Door Podcast

Tina Moore of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD), leads us through an important and informative conversation about Borderline Personality Disorder. Her personal and professional experience opens our eyes to life with this serious mental illness.

 

A Post A Day In May

Read our daily blog post by Karyn Hall, PhD during the month of May

BPD Awareness Month download

Download the poster here

Two Mothers, Two Hearts, Two Tragedies, Two Countries, One Path

Personal accounts of families turning tragedy into advocacy and hope. These two women offer encouragement to everyone that through knowledge and awareness, “you” can make a difference in the lives of those who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.

Congressional History

On May 8, 2007, NEABPD organized Congressional Hearings to educate legislators about Borderline Personality Disorder.

Congressional Co-Sponsors for the event were
Tom Davis (R-VA) and Nita Lowey (D-NY)

On April 1, 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 414-0, House Resolution 1005 which supports the month of May as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month.

Principal Co-Sponsors, H. Res. 1005

Rep Tom Davis (R-VA)
Rep Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

 

50 Co-Sponsors, H. Res 1005

Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] – 2/28/2007
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] – 2/27/2007
Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] – 2/27/2007
Rep Bono, Mary [CA-45] – 2/27/2007
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] – 2/28/2007
Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] – 2/27/2007
Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] – 2/28/2007
Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] – 2/27/2007
Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] – 2/28/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] – 2/27/2007
Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] – 2/27/2007
Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] – 2/27/2007
Rep Drake, Thelma D. [VA-2] – 2/28/2007
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] – 2/27/2007
Rep English, Phil [PA-3] – 2/28/2007
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] – 2/28/2007
Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] – 2/27/2007
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] – 2/27/2007
Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] – 2/28/2007
Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] – 2/28/2007
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] – 2/27/2007
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] – 2/27/2007
Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] – 2/28/2007
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] – 2/27/2007
Rep Linder, John [GA-7] – 2/27/2007
Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] – 2/27/2007
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] – 2/28/2007
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] – 2/28/2007
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] – 2/28/2007
Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] – 2/27/2007
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] – 2/27/2007
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] – 2/27/2007
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] – 2/27/2007
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] – 2/27/2007
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] – 2/27/2007
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] – 2/27/2007
Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] – 2/28/2007
Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] – 2/28/2007
Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] – 2/28/2007
Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] – 2/27/2007
Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] – 2/28/2007
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] – 2/27/2007
Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] – 2/27/2007
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] – 2/28/2007
Rep Turner, Michael R. [OH-3] – 2/27/2007
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] – 2/28/2007
Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] – 2/28/2007
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] – 2/27/2007
Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] – 2/28/2007
Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] – 2/28/2007

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Tom Davis, Ranking Member

 

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