May 2024
Melbourne Mavericks champion eating disorder awareness with Henley and EDV
The Melbourne Mavericks will team up with Henley and Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) to raise awareness for World Eating Disorders Action Day. The collaboration will leverage the Mavericks’ Round 8 match against the NSW Swifts to promote positive body image, encourage healthy relationships with food, and support those affected by eating disorders.
Read moreEating Disorders Alliance Welcomes Ban on Compounded GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
The Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA), a coalition of leading eating disorder organisations in Australia and New Zealand, is encouraged to see the impact of our national advocacy campaign to address the significant medical risks posed by inappropriately promoted or prescribed weight loss products, particularly compounded GLP-1 receptor agonist analogues (GLP-1RAs).
Read moreFunding for EDV in State Budget 2024-25
Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) welcomes the announcement of the 2024/5 Victorian State Budget, which includes the allocation of $2.6 million per year over three years for EDV to support more Victorians impacted by these serious mental illnesses. This funding is part of a broader $30.7million investment into eating disorders in the 2024/5 budget.
Read moreApril 2024
The Experience of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Have you experienced or cared for someone with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)? Are you a healthcare professional that treats people with this eating disorder? Researchers from Queensland University of Technology are investigating ARFID, with a particular focus on diagnosis and treatment from the perspectives of lived experience, loved ones, carers, and clinicians.
Read moreSEED: a phone app to treat eating disorder symptoms in gay and bisexual cis-men
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are looking for gay and bisexual cis-men with body image and/or eating difficulties to trial the SEED app. SEED is 10-week app-based prevention and early intervention program targeting eating disorder symptoms in adults.
Read moreToward Embodied Healing: Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Body Image
The aim of this study is to trial a new treatment for body image disturbance in women who have a history of anorexia nervosa, using psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy (PAP).
Read moreCaring for a Young Person with an Eating Disorder
Researchers at Swinburne University, in partnership with Eating Disorders Families Australia, are seeking volunteers to participate in a research project exploring the experience and impact of caring for a young person with an eating disorder, in addition to caregivers’ needs and experiences.
Read moreAssessing the Influence of Caregiver Factors on FBT for Eating Disorders
This research is seeking caregivers of adolescents aged 6-18 in current or recent eating disorder treatment. Participants will complete a Qualtrics survey once, requiring approximately 20 minutes.
Read moreMarch 2024
ScreenED: Co-design Workshop Study
Researchers at Melbourne University are seeking young people with eating disorder lived experience, carers, and families to help shape a high-quality screening tool to detect eating disorders in primary school aged children.
Read moreRelationship quality in anorexia nervosa
Researchers at Deakin University are currently seeking volunteers to participate in an online study investigating how attitudes towards body image and food influence our relationships with friends and family. Adults aged 18-30 years are eligible to take part.
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