SupportED is the first online self-help program for carers of people with an eating disorder, offering evidence-based strategies to support your loved one and care for yourself.
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Go to Support OrganisationsSelf-Care for Families and Carers
This resource outlines some struggles which may present themselves when you're supporting someone with an eating disorder, and how to care for yourself through the process.
I Think Someone I Know has an Eating Disorder
This fact sheet provides information and advice on supporting an individual who you believe may have an eating disorder.
Resources for Families and Carers
Provides a list of websites and resources for educating yourself about eating disorders or gaining understanding of other people's experience of illness to better support and empower yourself or a loved one.
Talking to Someone with an Eating Disorder
Many family and friends worry that they will say the wrong thing to someone they love with an eating disorder. The important thing is to let the person know you care.
27 Apr, 2018
The financial burden of caring for someone with an eating disorder: affordable treatment options.
There are ways to potentially reduce the financial burden of treatment.
26 Mar, 2021
Families and Carers: How to look after your own wellbeing.
How to look after your own mental and physical well-being in order to continue to support your loved one.
26 Mar, 2021
EDFA's Christine Naismith explains why support groups are a form of self-care
Through caring for her own daughters, EDFA co-founder Christine Naismith has learnt the importance of support groups and self-care.
20 Oct, 2020
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