Access: We Have Effective Treatments, People Can’t Access Them

Julie Hawley, is an NEABPD Family Connections™ Leader and Advocacy Committee Member.

Who wouldn’t want Julie Hawley on their side? Tired of hearing that there are evidence-based treatments, like DBT, for BPD, and they are either unavailable (too few, too far away) or inaccessible (Medicaid and private insurance won’t pay) or both, Julie went to work. First for her own family, where she saw the transformative effects of DBT and won insurance coverage! But she didn’t stop there. She says, “You fight for your kid, and when they no longer need it, you fight for other people’s kids.”

Julie and the NEABPD Advocacy Committee are working through the steps to require insurance companies to cover DBT and other evidence-based treatments for BPD nationally. It’s not for the faint of heart. There are meetings, presentations, documents, codes, and more hoops to jump through. Julie, the NEABPD Advocacy Committee and like-minded organizations are committed to doing whatever is needed for as long as it is needed to make change happen. Julie makes it clear that YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS EFFORT. When you get an advocacy email from NEABPD to write a letter or make a call, know that your contribution matters.