The Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA), an alliance of major eating disorder organisations in Australia and New Zealand, has raised the alarm about the lack of controls in prescribing GLP-1 weight loss medications and the impact this is having on vulnerable people with or at risk of developing eating disorders.
With 81% of carers reporting social media contributed to their loved one’s eating disorder or hindered recovery, Eating Disorders Families Australia welcomes tomorrow’s world-first age restrictions as a vital step to protect children from harmful online content.
Carers of people living with an eating disorder will join Federal Assistant Minister for Mental Health Emma McBride, local health professionals, and national experts today at a landmark Northern Territory roundtable in Darwin.
EDFA’s Hospital Liaison Officer service is a pioneering new project that will see a dedicated resource on hand to support parents and carers of people with eating disorders admitted for hospital treatment.
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Eating Disorder Organisations Say ‘The Time Is Now’ to Take Action for the Millions of Australians Impacted
Eating disorder carer charity calls for urgent support on World Eating Disorders Action Day today. On World Eating Disorders Action Day, the only national eating disorder carer organisation says funds are urgently needed to raise awareness of the impact eating disorders have on families.
The Nourish, Nurture, Notice program, a collaborative project between Eating Disorder Families Australia (EDFA) and The Embrace Collective, will provide a unique education experience for parents and carers with an aim to reduce the increasingly high rates of disordered eating amongst children and adolescents.
A free counselling program run by Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) has run almost 2,500 sessions for carers of those with an eating disorder since it launched in late 2023, and the Fill The Gap program is now available to help many more as the number of people living with the disease climbs to more than one million people nationwide.
Developed in a partnership between Eating Disorder Families Australia (EDFA) and Embrace Kids, the Nourish, Nurture, Notice program will provide a unique education experience for parents and carers with an aim to reduce the increasingly high rates of disordered eating amongst children and adolescents.