Helpful Resources

 
 

eATING diSORDER Disorder information:

Reach Out and Recover (ROAR). If you are worried about your eating or body image, ROAR is an interactive tool to help you learn more about these concerns and take the next steps towards seeking help and recovery.

http://www.reachoutandrecover.com.au/

Feed Your Instincts (FYI). If you are a parent and have concerns your child might be developing an unhealthy relationship with food, weight, or their body, FYI is an interactive tool to guide you in taking the next steps to supporting your child.

https://www.feedyourinstinct.com.au/

Inside Out Institute for Eating Disorders. Australia’s national research and clinical excellence institute dedicated to improving the lives of people with eating disorders and those who care for them.

https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/

National Eating Disorders Collaboration. The NEDC is the national authority for evidence based information about eating disorders, include current research, treatment options and resources.  

http://www.nedc.com.au/

Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders. Information, education and support for all those affected by an eating disorder, including people with the illness, family or friends.

http://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/

Eating Disorders Victoria. Provides information, support, community education, workshops and advocacy for people with eating disorders.

http://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Websites for parents and carers

Eating Disorder Families Australia (EDFA). EDFA has been established by a group of Australian parents and supports who have cared for and treated a young person with an eating disorder, to advocate for the needs and roles of other parents during this experience. 

https://www.edfa.org.au/

Maudsley Parents. A website developed by parents who helped their children recover from an eating disorder with family-based treatment. They offer hope and help to other families confronting eating disorders.

http://www.maudsleyparents.org/

F.E.A.S.T. Families Empowered & Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders. An international organisation consisting of caregivers of a loved one with an eating disorder. Providing mutual support, education and information.

http://www.feast-ed.org/

Feast has launched a First 30 Days initiative, which provides 30 days of reading, video and audio content aimed to empower carers to change the course of their loved one’s eating disorder:

https://www.feast-ed.org/register-now-for-our-30-day-educational-service/

Around the Dinner Table.  An online forum supporting parents and caregivers of a loved one with an eating disorder.

http://www.aroundthedinnertable.org/

support groups:

STRIVE (Support, Teach, Reassure, Inform, Validate, Empower). Run by EDFA, STRIVE is a monthly parent/carer support group via the online Zoom platform. This peer-led group aims to facilitate connections with others, reduce carer isolation, and encourage confidence & knowledge to be more effective carers for a loved one with an eating disorder:

https://edfa.org.au/parents-and-carer-support/eating-disorder-support-groups/

Eating Disorders Victoria run a number of targeted online support groups, including