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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.

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Beat IT are Beat’s team of Ambassadors & supporters who've experienced an eating disorder in some way, whether personally or as a carer.

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.

People with eating disorders face a three-and-a-half-year delay between falling ill and starting treatment.

We thank the BBC and Louis Theroux for taking a sensitive approach, and the individuals filmed for the programme, who very bravely shared their stories.

The findings of the CQC report published today confirming children and young people are still waiting too long to access mental health services are worrying.