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Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders

Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders seeks to support better treatment for personality disorders in NSW.

Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders was established as a partnership between the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute at the University of Wollongong, the NSW Ministry for Health and Local NSW Health Districts. The Project engages with the communities, families, carers, consumers and health and drug and alcohol services.

Their aim is to enhance treatment options for people with Personality Disorder and their families and carers, and support the development of personality disorder-inclusive health services.

To meet these aims, Project Air Strategy offers a range of services including:

  • resources to support people with personality disorders, their family members and carers
  • evidence based training and consultation for health professionals, services and organisations who work with people with personality disorders
  • resources to support health professionals in their work with people with personality disorder, their families and carers

Project Air Strategy also conducts research to further improve understanding of personality disorders and improve treatment outcomes.

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Connecting with children at different ages

Parenting works best when it matches the child’s age and needs.

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For families, partners & carers: looking after yourself

As caring people, we naturally don’t want the people we care about to make mistakes. We may feel a need to protect them from the stress and suffering that their actions can cause. Sometimes in doing this we may not always look after ourselves properly

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Managing anger

Anger is a normal human emotion that we all experience at times.

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For families, partners & carers: helpful tips for challenging relationships

Caring or supporting a person with a personality disorder can be challenging. Just as each person is unique, so is every relationship.

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Managing emotions

Experiencing strong emotions is a normal part of being human. Most people experience intense anger, sadness, anxiety or fear at some point during their life.

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For families, partners & carers: managing anger

Anger is a normal human response that we all experience but can be difficult to deal with if you’re on the receiving end.

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A mindfulness activity: Rhythms and Sounds

Mindfulness skills help us to focus our attention, especially when we are overwhelmed with strong emotions.

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How does personality disorder impact on parenting?

Parenting may be more difficult when people with personality disorder are experiencing a stressful time or are feeling unwell.

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Mindful parenting during child play time

Sometimes when life is stressful and chaotic, it can be difficult to keep a child in mind. Mindful parenting is focusing all attention on the child and their perspective.

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Parenting with personality disorder

Parents keep their child in mind, but this can be hard when there is a mental illness getting in the way.

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