Mum’s ‘terrifying’ experience of learning her daughter had anorexia nervosa
As a mental health nurse, Sarah Lovell has cared for patients with eating disorders.
But little could prepare the single parent for when her own teenager daughter developed anorexia nervosa.
How To Help Your Child Understand Their Changing Body
How To Help Your Child Understand Their Changing Body Worldwide, an overwhelming amount of the population, children and adults alike, report struggling with body image
Eating disorder carers unable to seek help for themselves despite need
MEDIA RELEASE June 22, 2023 Nearly 90% of eating disorder carers say their own physical and psychological well-being has declined as a result of their
June is International Pride Month
June is a significant month for both the LGBTQIA+ ((lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual +) community and those living with eating disorders. It’s
Eating disorder carers welcome $1.7 million in Federal Government funding for online peer support and counselling service
Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to fund a $1.7 million program designed to help carers better support a loved one
Laying the Groundwork for Eating Disorders
System Reform in Australia While acknowledging funding provided in this year’s Federal Budget, members ofthe Eating Disorder Alliance of Australia (EDAA) have called on the
EDFA unveils the ‘Hope’ pendant to raise awareness of the eating disorder carer journey
Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) will unveil a custom-designed pendant worth over $4,200 to launch its new annual ‘Recharge 4 Recovery’ campaign to raise awareness
National Volunteer Week: Celebrating the heart and soul of EDFA
Volunteers are often described as the glue that holds a community together and nothing could be truer of Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA). Our organisation
Self-Harm – Let’s Talk About It
Not every person experiencing an eating disorder will self-harm, however, a high risk of self-harm is reported among people with eating disorders. What is self-harm?