Eating Disorder Awareness Week

The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged us all into a world of uncertainty and chaos. Experience tells us that in these conditions Eating Disorders can thrive, impacting not only on those who have previously had difficulties in their relationships with food but also affecting those who have never experienced concerns before. Nationwide, referrals to specialist Eating disorder services, including our own, have more than doubled and calls to the BEAT’s helpline alone rose by 173%. 

This year our Specialist Eating Disorder Service will be focusing on how we can ‘reach out to help out’  in order to increase awareness, breakdown barriers to accessing treatment, address inequalities and better support individuals and communities suffering with this illness.  So join us for #ReachOut  in this years’ Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2022.

Click on the icons below to explore this year's themes.

  1. image-Education icon.png #ReachOut2Education

    Education providers may be among the first people to notice the early signs and symptoms of an eating disorder.
  2. image-Doctor icon.png ‘Let’s Check Physicals’ #ReachOut2GPs

    We want to say thank you to colleagues in Primary care for working with us in spotting early signs and their support in keeping our service users physically safe.
  3. image-supporter icon.png #ReachOut2Supporters

    Whilst parent/carers attentions have, quite rightly, been on keeping the family safe, ED has been able to lurk in the shadow of the virus, thrive and really get its ‘feet’ under the table.
  4. image-people icon.png ED’s do not discriminate #ReachOut2Communities

    The reality is that eating disorders can affect people from all ages, cultures, race, ethnicities and affects both males, and females.
  5. image-stories icon.png Reaching your goals; Recovery stories - #ReachOut2U

    I have struggled with an eating disorder for 7 years. It’s been a long road to where I am today, but I am proud of the strong woman that I have become.

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