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Raising awareness of eating disorders often means warning the public about potential triggers. Specific references to calorie intake, body weight or certain eating disorder behaviour, for example, can be potentially dangerous.
Hollyoaks’ producers have consulted with Beat throughout the development of the storyline involving Cleo McQueen, in order to make her struggle with bulimia as realistic as possible, with a Beat Ambassador visiting the set to share her experience.
In the lead up to Christmas, those joining our online support groups have been talking about coping with an eating disorder at Christmas and the plans they are putting in place this year to help ease any worries and concerns.
Last week the government published a ‘green paper’ about improving mental health support for children and young people in England.
The PHSO report is very clear: if the eating disorder had been recognised earlier, Averil Hart’s death would have been prevented.
Learn about the impact our five-year strategy is making, highlights of the changes we've made & the goals we’re setting for the year ahead.
Beat IT are Beat’s team of Ambassadors & supporters who've experienced an eating disorder in some way, whether personally or as a carer.
This week we’re celebrating the support and achievements of all our wonderful fundraisers. Beat could not exist without their contributions.
Over the two days of our Frontline conference, we’ve been delighted to hear from people with a wealth of experience in eating disorders.
Throughout our Frontline conference, we looked at the ways eating disorders affect carers, as well as how they can support their loved one.
Beat are hosting a two-day conference designed for those caring for someone with an eating disorder in either a personal or professional capacity.
We found that on average, people were waiting for three-and-a-half years between their symptoms first emerging and treatment starting.