Welcome to EDFA
EDFA is the only national organisation providing support, education, advocacy, and counselling SOLELY for carers and families impacted by an eating disorder.
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Download Our Diagnosis To Do List
The list provides a step-by-step guide on how to prepare for and then navigate the early days of caring for someone with an eating disorder.
Click Here To Download The Diagnosis To Do ListAbout Eating Disorders Families Australia
EDFA was founded by a group of Australian parents caring for a child with an eating disorder. Our focus has now grown to include all carers and families of those with eating disorders.
EDFA is dedicated to providing lived-experience support, information, validation, education and advocacy to empower families and carers in their journeys with their own loved ones.
We are proud to be the national voice of those caring for someone with an eating disorder. We understand and respect that everyone’s journey is different, and we take an unbiased approach to treatment, clinicians, and pathways of care.
Through our nationwide, online support groups, education seminars, peer to peer support and events, EDFA empowers families and carers to advocate for their loved ones’ needs and personal role in the recovery journey.
Learn more about EDFA here:
Executive Director Jane Rowan explains EDFA’s mission and why its work is so important.
Strong Enough Podcast
Strong Enough Podcast
Created for a world-wide audience of carers and families impacted by eating disorders, we speak to leaders in the field of research as well as specialists in education, advocacy and self-care, and hear from those with lived experience who are bravely sharing their biggest challenges and successes in the caring journey.
We would like to express our appreciation to all those who have helped make this podcast a reality, EDFA members, Leah Ward, Alanna McInerney and the team at Teleflex Medical Australia & New Zealand.
Support Program
The EDFA Support Program provides support to families and carers via online Support Groups, and an online forum.
Whether your loved one has a diagnosis, or you are concerned about their behaviours around food and/or their appearance, our support program can help you care for your loved one.
Our online community welcomes individuals of all races, religions, cultures, sexual orientation, gender, or identity.
EDucation and Information
EDFA runs national education and information seminars twice a month, with each seminar hosted by different lived-experience or clinical experts in the eating disorder field.
We recognise that by educating families and carers, we are encouraging and empowering them to advocate for their loved one, and for themselves.
Over 160 hours of EDucation to watch
Individual Membership
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Membership gives you one year access to:
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National Support Program
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Access to EDFA's private Facebook Group
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Access to Support Groups for adult carers (parents, partners, siblings and friends)
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National EDucation Program
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EDucation Webinars (live, recordings)
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Australian Treatment Services
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EDFA Monthly Topic (downloadable)
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Additional EDucation Webinar material (downloadable)
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Free monthly mindfulness and meditation sessions with Amanda Goodfellow
Family Membership
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Access to add multiple family sub accounts
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National Support Program
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Access to EDFA's private Facebook Group
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Access to Support Groups for adult carers (parents, partners, siblings and friends)
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National EDucation Program
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EDucation Webinars (live, recordings)
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Australian Treatment Services
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EDFA Monthly Topic (downloadable)
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Additional EDucation Webinar material (downloadable)
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Free monthly mindfulness and meditation sessions with Amanda Goodfellow
Carer Stories
Caring for a loved one with an eating disorder can be isolating, confusing and heartbreaking. Everybody’s individual story is unique.
Meet the brave parents and carers who have shared their stories of caring for someone with an eating disorder, to help other carers at various stages of their caring journey.
Become a member
Looking to become a member of EDFA? To see the full membership benefits and to sign up, use the link below.
What families say about EDFA
