Helpful Links For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week


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."

Questions PSA from NEDA on Vimeo.


Find Events In Your Area
NEDA Tool Kits
Activity Of The Day Schedule
Parents, Family & Friends Network
Coordinate a Walk In Your Area
Hosting an event? Post it here.
View pictures of 2009 NEDA week
Key Message

National Eating Disorders Association from NEDA on Vimeo.


National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Webinar

EDC (Eating Disorders Coalition) College Students Looking For an Easy Way To Raise Awareness? Host a letter-signing campaign for the EDC to support the FREED Act!!

BEAT (Beating Eating Disorders) turns 21 and opens it's helplines for 21 hours starting Feb 22nd:
"To launch Eating Disorders Awareness Week and our 21st birthday celebrations, we will be opening our helplines for 21 hours on Monday 22nd February. We will open at 00:21 and continue through to 21:21. You can find out more about our helplines and the contact details here."

ED Hotlines, Organizations, Websites
Do I have an Eating Disorder (test)
ED Self-Assessment Tests
What Parents Can Do
More for Parents
Seeking Diagnosis
Tools For Health Calculators

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Virtual Candlelight Vigil: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week


The Alabama Network For Eating Disorders Awareness (ALNEDA) has brought back their Virtual Candlelight Vigil again this year. They invite you to light a candle to honor individuals whose lives have been touched by an eating disorder.

The colors of the candles have the following meanings:
  • White candles: Remembrance, for individuals who have lost their lives to an eating disorder.
  • Silver candles: Support for individuals who are struggling with an eating disorder.
  • Gold: Celebration for individuals who are in recovery or who have recovered from an eating disorder.
Candles will be on display today through the 27th.

Why not start National Eating Disorders Awareness Week by lighting a candle for a loved one and/or yourself...

Light A Candle

View Lit Candles

ALNEDA's homepage

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