Square Pegs Presents... PD²

PD² with Square Pegs is a database of testimony for all the people with a label, or diagnosis of personality disorder who have experienced prejudice and discrimination at the hands of the services whose goal it is to support us.This is a continuation of the work we started with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, the NCCMH, which is part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, to challenge the prejudice and discrimination experienced by people with a label, or diagnosis of personality disorder.To be clear, the conversations in the podcast do not reflect the work or opinions of the Royal College or the NCCMH. This work originated from, but is no longer connected to either of those organisations. PD stands for both ‘Personality Disorder’ and ‘Prejudice and Discrimination’, where ‘Squared’ also reflects our intention to square up to the prejudice and discrimination experienced by so many of us with a diagnosis, or label, of personality disorder. We have interviewed 35 people so far, two thirds punters - we're reluctant to use the term 'service users' given the paucity of services in the UK for people with the label and a third professionals, all of whom have either witnessed or experienced prejudice or discrimination against this vulnerable group. These first hand experiences have been described as anecdotal for too long - that's why we want to hear and share your testimony to help bring about real and lasting change. I cannot stress this enough - we are nothing without your stories…your testimony… together, we are PD² Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.