Square Pegs Presents... PD²

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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 l