We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring PDAN’s resources from The Mighty‘s wide-reaching readership. PDAN will now have a dedicated story section page on The Mighty where people can get involved with stories shared by PDAN members. See www.themighty.com/partner/personalitydisorderawarenessnetwork/ The Mighty is a story-based health community […]
Read more →If you have supported PDAN by buying one of our children’s books, we want your reviews! Our mission is to prevent the development of personality disorders through awareness and education.We hope that our books can help children and families to understand what’s happening with them so that […]
Read more →PDAN is proud to announce our partnership with BPD Magazine! BPD magazine is self-described “the world’s first print magazine dedicated to putting out the most accurate and helpful information on Borderline Personality Disorder”. The magazine includes columns like Therapies, Men with BPD, and From The Eyes of Someone […]
Read more →Professional educators know that many students face challenges in their personal lives that adversely affect their learning in school. Unfortunately, many children have been traumatized by directly or vicariously experiencing violence, homelessness, loss (or fear of loss) of loved ones, or other kinds of trauma. Trauma changes […]
Read more →In two weeks, on the 28th of September, PDAN invites you to join us at the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Northside Atlanta Mental Health Fair! This will be a free event from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. It will be an afternoon of guest […]
Read more →Caroline Knudson, from Eastern New Mexico University has posted a new review* on PDAN’s recently published book to help children and teens who have experienced trauma. Thank you Caroline! Once you have read the review, go to our last blog post and enter to win this helpful […]
Read more →PDAN’s community has been growing quickly over the past year. We are very proud to welcome two new leaders onto our board in order to help us reach our mission of awareness, education, and prevention for personality disorders. Please join us in welcoming Teresa Lynne to the […]
Read more →Have you had the chance to read In My Corner On the Moon? This book is intended for children and adolescents ages 7-14 who have experienced some form of trauma. Through this book, trauma is put into simple terms that kids can understand without delving into details of any […]
Read more →At PDAN, we are so proud of our online community. Our goal is to increase awareness and decrease stigma around personality disorders. We work hard to provide a safe space for you to find advice, information, and support. In honor of the upcoming 3rd Annual Wellness Week, […]
Read more →August 20, 2013 By jestevens What’s a trauma-informed school? It’s a place where this happens: There’s this third-grade kid. Let’s call him Sam. He’s got ODD (oppositional defiant disorder…a misnomer for normal behavior a child exhibits when he’s living with chronic trauma).
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