ON-BPD is a volunteer-run charitable organization (Registered Charity Number: 708830492RR0001. The main objectives of Ottawa Network for Borderline Personality Disorder (ON-BPD) are to educate and support relatives of people with BPD and to help family members develop skills for coping. This is done primarily through presenting the 12-week Family Connections® program which helps participants understand the illness, learn skills, and develop a support network. The Family Connections® program is an adaptation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), an approach that has been shown to help those with BPD, typically led by professionals in medical institutions. The Family Connections® program brings the skills and education into the community and is led by trained volunteers who also have loved ones or family members with BPD. Developed by Dr. Alan Fruzzetti and Dr. Perry Hoffman, the program provides current information and research on BPD, teaches coping skills based on DBT and helps to develop a support network.Family Connections® is for parents, spouses, and other adult family members of someone with borderline personality disorder.ON-BPD offers Family Connections® for people residing within the Ottawa/Carleton area. Sashbear® offers the same course in other Canadian Regions. The course leaders are volunteers who have experienced life with a loved one with BPD and received NEABPD training on leading the program.