“The bipartisan, bicameral Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act (S.754/H.R. 3331), led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC-06) and David Valadao (R-CA-21) would integrate mental health education, including eating disorders education, into existing K-12 local school wellness policies. This integration would provide a comprehensive approach…
Details“In their essays, many students talked about feeling lost, embarrassed, or frustrated by their mental health struggles. Others wrote about going from being confident in early childhood to feeling alone or unseen in adolescence.” Read the full article here. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, you can learn more…
Details“Eating disorders remain an epidemic in this country. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), an estimated 28.8 million Americans, or 9 percent of the population, will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. (By the way, that’s about the same as it was in the ‘90s.)” Read the full…
Details“The company has existing policies geared at taking down content that ‘glorifies or promotes’ eating disorders, it said, but will now move to limit content that includes ‘imitable behavior’ that at-risk viewers could copy. Examples cited in the release include disordered eating like severe calorie restriction, ‘purging’ after eating and ‘weight-based bullying in the context…
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