Eating Disorder Alliance (EDA) calls for increased governance in weight loss prescriptions
Eating Disorder Organisations Say ‘The Time Is Now’ to Take Action for the Millions of Australians Impacted
19/06/2025
Eating disorder carer charity calls for urgent support on World Eating Disorders Action Day today
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.
02/06/2025
Groundbreaking new eating disorder prevention program as diagnosis rates jump to more than 1.1 million
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.
02/04/2025
Eating disorder program supports thousands of carers and more free help is now available
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.
03/03/2025
National launch of early warning program to prevent eating disorders
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.
05/02/2025
Eating disorder carers welcome increased age limit for social media access
Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) Executive Director Jane Rowan urged the
government not to squander a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young Australians.
07/11/2024
Social media access age must be 16 or older, says eating disorder carer organisation
Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) Executive Director Jane Rowan urged the
government not to squander a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young Australians.
15/09/2024
Meta’s teen accounts do not alleviate need for higher social media age limit, eating disorder carers say
Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) Executive Director Jane Rowan urged the
government not to squander a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young Australians.
10/09/2024
World-first counselling service for carers of those with eating disorders reaches 1,000 sessions!
Eating Disorders Families Australia’s (EDFA) unique, lived-experience counselling service for those
caring for someone with an eating disorder has surpassed its 2023/24 session goal well ahead of deadline and has reached 1,000 sessions today.
20/06/2024
Eating disorder carers report a decline in their own mental health over past 12 months
EDFA’s Recharge 4 Recovery fundraising campaign starts today and focuses on the importance of self-care for those who are supporting a loved one through eating disorder recovery.
14/06/2024
