Development and implementation of the Ironbark Program: A cross-sector collaboration for supporting people with borderline personality disorder

Joy Quek, Austin Health, Jillian H. BroadbearSpectrum Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma Service, Eastern Health, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Personality Disorder , Complex Trauma Research and Innovation Centre, Jennifer Cain, Lisa Vuillermin, Mind Australia Limited, Philippa Bradley, Tania WittletonSpectrum Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma Service, Eastern Health, Melissa MorandoSpectrum Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma Service, Eastern Health, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Personality Disorder , Complex Trauma Research and Innovation Centre, Sathya RaoSpectrum Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma Service, Eastern Health, Personality Disorder , Complex Trauma Research and Innovation Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Chris Murphy, Mind Australia Limited

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on June 24, 2026

Abstract

Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionThis paper describes the development, implementation, and preliminary findings of the Ironbark Program, a group-based intervention delivered in a residential psychiatry facility. The Ironbark Program uses a common treatment factor approach to ...