Read about EDRC’s latest events and initiatives in the Summer 2024 edition of our Family and Friends Newsletter! This quarter’s newsletter features a showcase of our 2024 Be-You-Tiful Contest winners, the Eating Disorders Coalition Advocacy Day in Washington DC, and a word from our founder Janice Bremis! View the full Summer 2024 newsletter. Subscribe to…
“In the 60s, a group of scientists studied how starvation would affect the American population in case there was ever a food supply issue or food shortage problem. They recruited healthy male volunteers. Pay attention to this part: they screened out anybody who had previous mental health issues or problems with food.” Read the full…
The Triton Museum presents EDRC’s 2024 Be-You-Tiful Multimedia Contest winners in their Digital Art Gallery until June 16th! Plan your visit before Sunday, and get to know this year’s winners on our Be-You-Tiful Contest page. Plan your visit to the Triton Museum of Art If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating…
The Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC), a non-profit organization focused on raising community consciousness and understanding of eating disorders, has recently been awarded a $25,000 Kaiser Permanente grant. The grant will help support the EDRC’s Support Towards Recovery and Getting Connected programs, which provide direct services to those struggling with eating disorders and their families…
“Research demonstrates that 55-95% of people diagnosed with an eating disorder also receive a diagnosis for at least one more psychiatric disorder. The most common psychiatric disorders that co-occur with eating disorders include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, personality disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders. Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality are also common in patients with…