Saira Gupta's 2025 Be-YOU-tiful contest submission titled "Shaving Away my Identity".

EDRC Announces Winners of 2025’s Be-YOU-Tiful Multimedia Contest!

May 27th, 2025 | Campbell, CA Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC) is delighted to announce the winners of its 16th annual Be-YOU-Tiful Multimedia Contest! Held annually, the Multimedia Contest gives Bay Area middle and high school students the opportunity to creatively address their perspectives, experiences, and emotions surrounding this year’s theme of mental health, identity,…

A teenager sitting on a couch, stressed while looking at social media on her laptop.

Mercury News OpEd: Why California needs to penalize social media for teen eating disorders

“What happened next was devastating, and a painful example of why we need Assembly Bill 2, an accountability measure currently circulating the state Capitol. She transformed from a vibrant, healthy, athletic teen to someone we didn’t recognize. My daughter began secretly restricting food, exercising obsessively and spiraling into what would become a full-blown eating disorder.”…