Snippet: Distress Tolerance Skills Robert Street Clinic

Distress Tolerance Skills Distress tolerance skills are a core set of tools of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), used to treat a wide range of emotional dysregulation disorders, from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) to difficulties in controlling moods and strong emotions. More specifically, distress tolerance skills help you to bear intense feelings without resorting to destructive…

Myths and Realities

Lack of knowledge about child abuse has led to a number of misconceptions. Some of these are: Myth: It is only abuse if it is violent. Reality: Child abuse does not necessarily involve violence or anger. Abuse often involves adults exploiting their power over children, and using children as objects for their own gratification rather…

The Centre for Mental Health Research – The University of Auckland

The Centre for Mental Health Research – The University of Auckland. The Centre for Mental Health Research seeks to be a national and international Centre of research excellence in mental health. The values of the Centre for Mental Health Research are strongly driven by a social justice lens that places a particular focus on the…

The Platform Trust

Platform Trust Platform Trust supports a network of organisations that believe a modern mental health system requires strong community-based supports for people with mental illness and addictions. We encourage sector collaboration and provide a contact point for nationwide feedback on issues relating to mental health and addiction non government organisations (NGOs). Our vision A flourishing,…