This page outlines EDV’s position on key issues that affect our community. It includes organisational position statements and key submissions.
Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) advocates for improved outcomes for Victorians impacted by eating disorders.
Supported by the latest evidence and the lived experience of our community, we advocate for change in policy and practice at government, business and community level. At the heart of our advocacy is the need for all Victorians, with any eating disorder, to access early, equitable and evidence-based care free from discrimination or bias.
Lived experience and peer work is a human rights and social justice response that empowers those who are generally disempowered by the institutions that are designed to treat them (Mead et al., 2001). This work serves to provide a person centered, trauma informed, and mutual support treatment approach for recovery.
Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) advocates for the integration of lived experience and peer work across the continuum of eating disorder care. EDV has a 40+ year history of providing lived experience community support, and currently provides world-leading and comprehensive peer support programs.
EDV recognises the unique experience and complexity of eating disorder experiences. Through our lived experience and peer workforce, we inspire hope and motivation at every stage of eating disorder help-seeking, treatment, caring roles and recovery.
Position paper coming in 2023
Position paper coming in 2023
Position paper coming in 2023
Increasing access to eating disorder services in rural and regional areas
Position paper coming in 2023