Thread by @AWonderBall

A 🧵 This #DIDAwarnessDay MeWe have some news to share. Since last October a small volunteer group, including ourselves, have been working hard to prepare for starting a charity for and by people with dissociative disorders, their supporters and professionals working in the field

We are proud to announce our name - ‘The Dissociative Disorders Alliance’ @TheDDAGlobal #DIDAwarenessDay #DissociativeIdentityDisorder #DissociativeDisorders

Once established as a UK Charity we want to;

* Improve access to appropriate and effective support and care

* Build a welcoming and thriving community
* Improve the recognition and understanding of dissociative disorders amongst health and social care professionals and the general public

* Build alliances with national and international practitioners and organisations so we can all work together towards shared positive outcomes for people with dissociative disorders

We are currently in the process of preparing for our application to The Charity Commission so that’s going to keep us busy for a while!
Once established, we plan to start small and grow as resources and opportunities become available.

If you think you might be able to help or want to get involved with our emerging charity, for now simply Tweet us @theDDAglobal so that we can bookmark you for further down the line.

In the meantime, please share this thread and the news with anyone who you think might be interested that The DDA is on its way! Also give @TheDDAGlobal a follow so we can build follower numbers for when we have The Dissociative Disorders Alliance up and running #didawarenessday.

People with lived experience of #dissociativedisorders, supporters and professionals working in the field will run @TheDDAGlobal and we are truly grateful to everyone who has played a part to getting us this far.

At some future point we plan to send out a questionnaire to the community to help shape our thinking and ideas. We will need all the help and support we can get, including raising funds to establish @TheDDAGlobal before we begin our activities, so please bear with us.

We are really excited about all the possibilities in front of us that will enable us, alongside you all, our allies, to make meaningful and lasting positive change for people with dissociative disorders.

Thanks for reading and sharing. Whilst after today all may appear quiet for a while from @TheDDAGlobal, rest assured alongside our extensive daily challenges of living with #dissociativeidentitydisorder we and others will be doing the important preparation work. #didawarenessday

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