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Beat and the Public Sector Working in Partnership

Beat works with public sector partners across the United Kingdom to support people and their loved ones in their recovery journeys. We can provide non-clinical support quickly, effectively, and as early as possible, to complement the work of health professionals. We can provide some of our services free of charge. For other services we have to pass on our costs to you, but we never take a profit from our work with public sector partners.

Browse each area of interest for more information.

A summary of the services is also available as a printable information document

For more information about a partnership with us, including pricing, please contact the Public Sector Commissioning team at PublicSectorCommissioning@beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Commissionable services

Services for anyone with an eating disorder: 1-2-1 support

Bolster: Coaching support for adults with emerging eating disorders

Support for: All eating disorders

Type of support: Guided self-help (12 weekly telephone sessions)

Available for: Adults (18+)

Momentum: Support for adults with binge eating disorder

Support for: Binge Eating Disorder

Type of support: Guided self help (8 telephone support sessions over 12 weeks)

Available for: Adults (18+)

SharED: Email peer-to-peer support for young people

Support for: All eating disorders

Type of support: Email peer support (minimum weekly emails over 6 months) from volunteers with lived experience of an eating disorder

Available for: Young people (12 – 25 years old)

Services for anyone supporting someone with an eating disorder

Compass: Coaching to help people supporting young people understand their loved one’s eating disorder

Support for: Carers of young people with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder or OSFED, yet to start treatment.

Type of support: Online coaching (weekly fifty-minute video call for 10 weeks)

Available for: Carers (up to 4 per young person) of 12 – 17 years olds

Nexus: Coaching to build practical skills for people supporting someone with an eating disorder

Support for: Any eating disorder

Type of support: Telephone coaching (12 weeks of 40-minute phone calls, extended to 50 minutes in the first week)

Available for: Carers (18+) of anyone (13+) with an eating disorder

Endeavour: Support for people caring for children and young people with ARFID

Support for: ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)

Type of support: Online support group (weekly 90-minute sessions for 8 weeks)

Available for: Carers (up to 2 per young person) of 5-15 year olds with an ARFID diagnosis and/or behaviours and presentations

Developing Dolphins

Support for: All eating disorders

Type of support: Online training series. Empowering carers to provide the best possible guidance & support to their loved one (weekly 2.5 hour sessions for 5 weeks)

Available for: Carers of anyone in the first 5 years of their illness

Raising Resilience

Support for: All eating disorders

Type of support: Online workshop series. Practical guidance to help carers tackle common challenges, with a focus on developing skills (weekly 2.5 hour sessions for 5 weeks)

Available for: Carers of anyone in the first 5 years of their illness

Strategic support for health care providers and training for health professionals

SPOT: Schools Professionals Online Training

Supporting school professionals to identify and act on early signs of an eating disorder

Type of support: E-learning, recorded webinars and resources

Available for: all school and health professionals (funded nationally until March 2023)

Beyond The Symptoms

Tailored education packages to help health professionals feel better equipped to respond appropriately to people with eating disorders

Type of support: Online training course (taken in 1 full day or split across 2 half days)

Available for: All healthcare professionals

Co-production with Beat

Work with us to develop co-production in the design, delivery, and review of eating disorder services

Type of support: Consultancy, facilitation, and training

Available for: Anyone working with people with an eating disorder or their carers

Services available free of charge

POD: Peer Support and Online Development for Carers

Providing carer skills, knowledge and supporting carer wellbeing and confidence

Type of support: E-learning modules, recorded webinars and downloadable resources

Available for: All carers

Carer packs

A comprehensive guide for those whose loved one has recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder.

Type of support: Physical resource pack

Available for: All carers

We develop all our services in consultation with NHS and academic partners. We co-produce our services with our beneficiaries, with guidance from our multidisciplinary Clinical Advisory Group of senior health professionals, who provide guidance across all our areas of work.

Our services are delivered by trained Beat personnel – both staff and volunteers. These include experienced eating disorder clinicians, trained Beat staff and volunteers with ongoing access to supervision by an experienced clinician.

For more information about a partnership with us, please contact the Public Sector Commissioning team at PublicSectorCommissioning@beateatingdisorders.org.uk