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Eating Disorders Victoria engages with key policy makers and stakeholders to help shape policies which support the cultural changes that are needed to reduce eating disorders in our community.  We have representatives on advisory committees, collaborations and consortia relating to eating disorder treatment services, positive body image, obesity, healthy eating in schools and others.

Key advocacy efforts in recent times have included:

• Consumer, carer and professional input into the ministerial advisory committee subcommittee on eating disorders, providing advice to Minister Lisa Neville, Minister for Mental Health and Drugs.
• Consumer representation and professional input into the community advisory committee for body image, providing advice to Minister James Merlino, Minister for Youth Affairs, Recreation and Sport.
• Submission to the Victorian Government in response to the proposed new mental health strategy Because Mental Health Matters.
• Devising EDV position paper and guidelines on the portrayal of body images by the media, fashion and advertising industries.
• Participation on the advisory panel for the Kids - Go For Your Life health initiative.
• Participation in the University of Melbourne Obesity Consortium.
• Submission to the Victorian Government in response to the promposed reform of the Mental Health Act.
• Participation in the Butterfly Eating Disorders Australian National Collaboration.
• Participation in the advisory committee for the Centre For Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED).
• Assisted Diabetes Victoria in the production of a booklet about Diabetes and Eating Disorders

Last Updated: April 2009