*UNTIL EATING DISORDERS ARE HISTORY*
Eating Disorders Awareness Week starts today. Here are a few links to help get you motivated, involved, and aware!The mission of NEDAwareness Week
"Our aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses — not choices — and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder."
Find Events In Your Area
World Wide Charter For Action On Eating Disorders
Star Program: States For Treatment Access and Research
The Alliance For Eating Disorders Awareness
BEAT: UK
NEDIC: Canada
Please see sidebar for more information on Eating Disorders, Resources, Tools, and Recovery Inspiration.
More National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2009 Posts:
What Are You Doing?
ED Info
Living With An Eating Disorder (video)
News
Online Candlelight Vigil
Before I Disappear
sources:http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php#mission
additional sources linked above