eating disorders resources
When you become so preoccupied with food and weight issues that you find it harder and harder to focus on other aspects of your life, it may be an early sign of an eating disorder. Without treatment, eating disorders can take over a person’s life and lead to serious, potentially fatal medical complications. Eating disorders can affect people of any age or gender, but rates are higher among women. Symptoms commonly appear in adolescence and young adulthood.
Nationally, eating disorders are among the highest case fatality rates of any mental illnesses.
However, there is help – and there is hope. Below are resources and educational materials to support those impacted by eating disorders.
New Hampshire/New England Resources
- New Hampshire Rapid Response provides immediate, 24/7 mental health and crisis support through phone, text and chat. Call or text (833) 710-6477.
- Reflections Eating Disorders Center | Parkland Medical Center (Derry) provides disease-specific treatment for youth and adults in southern New Hampshire. Schedule an appointment or call (603) 890-2724 for more information.
- Cambridge Eating Disorder Center of New Hampshire (Concord) provides treatment and comprehensive support services to individuals living with an eating disorder.
- Behavioral Nutrition (Quincy, MA) provides virtual binge eating treatment to New Hampshire residents. Click here to schedule an appointment or here to schedule an intake.
- Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) (MA) provides education about eating disorders as well as various services to support individuals and their loved ones affected by eating disorders at every stage of their journey.
National Resources
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) is a peer-run, professional-supported organization working to aid individuals living with an eating disorder.
- ANAD is the largest peer support resource for eating disorders in the country, offering free, virtual support groups for both those seeking recovery and their families. Click here to learn more.
- ANAD offers free, virtual mentorships with peers who have walked the path through recovery to aid you in yours. Click here to learn more.
- Project Heal offers assistance in Clinical Assessment, Treatment Placement, Insurance Navigation, and more.
- Eating Recovery Center provides numerous virtual support groups for those with an eating disorder and their loved ones, with unique groups addressing the needs of various special populations.
- Eating Disorders Anonymous is a twelve-step fellowship working to support people in their path toward recovery.
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) offers an extensive list of resources to meet your recovery needs.
- National Alliance for Eating Disorders provides a free helpline run by licensed therapists who specialize in eating disorders, as well as resources to find treatment.
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) is a peer-run, professional-supported organization working to aid individuals living with an eating disorder.
Education and Prevention Resources
- NEDA
- Eating Disorders Screening Tool
- The Body Project is “a group-based intervention that provides a forum for high school girls and college-aged women to confront unrealistic appearance ideals and develop healthy body image and self-esteem.”
- Your Recovery Resource is a program aimed at educating and supporting the loved ones of an individual living with an eating disorder.
- NEDA