The Body Myth

                      Adult Women and the Pressure to Be Perfect

 

 

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"Ten Steps for Surviving Eating Disorders: For Families and Friends"

Below, you'll find links to an array of resources with further information about body image, eating disorders, and fighting back!

 

www.nationaleatingdisorders.org The National Eating Disorders Organization is the largest national organization providing educational materials and referral information, sponsoring the annual Eating Disorders Awareness Week, offering educational programs and materials. A great resource for both the public and professionals. 

www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action advocates at the federal level for the recognition of eating disorders as a major public health problem. 

www.about-face.org About- Face promotes positive self esteem in women of all ages through media education, outreach, and activism.

www.aedweb.org The Academy for Eating Disorders is a professional organization that provides training and education to clinicians and dedicates itself to improving the research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders.

www.ANAD.org National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders provides information, referrals, education, and support groups regarding  eating disorders. 

www.andreasvoice.org Andrea’s Voice is a moving website dedicated to a young woman who died from bulimia, with critical and helpful information for sufferers and their families.

www.bulimia.com Sponsored by Gurze Books, this website is both a bookstore and a resource for information about eating disorders.

www.cswd.org The Council on Size and Weight Discrimination advocates for people of all sizes and provides education/ information on fairness, weight bias, and media images.

www.dadsanddaughters.org Dads & Daughters is the national advocacy nonprofit that works to make the wolrd safe and far for our daughters.

www.edreferral.com The Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center has free information and referral lists for treatment of eating disorders.

www.freedfoundation.org Founded by Gail Schoenbach, this foundation raises money for treatment and provides public information about eating disorders.

www.healthyweight.net The Healthy Weight Network provides up-to date information on eating and weight research and diet quackery, and promotes the Health At Every Size movement.

www.hedc.org Sponsored by Harvard University, the Harvard Eating Disorders Center provides training and educational programs.

www.iaedp.com The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals provides education and training to professionals.

www.mentalhealthscreening.org This organization sponsors screening, education, and outreach program for eating disorders (the National Eating Disorder Screening Project).

www.mwsg.org Site for Margo Maine's practice (Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group) -- provides helpful information and links to other sites.

www.redwinggogirls.com Red Wing Go Girls shows the power of young women advocating against negative media images that promote eating disorders and pressuring the media to foster more realistic images.

www.somethingfishy.org Something Fishy is a wonderful website full of information and resources for anyone concerned about eating disorders or suffering from them.

www.theelisaproject.com The Elisa Project is dedicated to a young woman who succumbed to eating disorders, this foundation sponsors education and outreach programs in the Dallas TX area.

www.winsnews.org We Insist on Natural Shapes provides education and media advocacy programs to prevent eating disorders and body image distress.

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