Donate
Looking for eating disorder support in your area? Visit HelpFinder

News

Here we’ll keep you up to date with news from Beat, new developments in the field of eating disorders. Use the drop-down filter below to search our categories.

All news

The PHSO report is very clear: if the eating disorder had been recognised earlier, Averil Hart’s death would have been prevented.

Read more
4 December 2017

Beat Impact Report

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.

Read more

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

Read more

This week we’re celebrating the support and achievements of all our wonderful fundraisers. Beat could not exist without their contributions.

Read more

Over the two days of our Frontline conference, we’ve been delighted to hear from people with a wealth of experience in eating disorders.

Read more

Throughout our Frontline conference, we looked at the ways eating disorders affect carers, as well as how they can support their loved one.

Read more

Beat are hosting a two-day conference designed for those caring for someone with an eating disorder in either a personal or professional capacity.

Read more

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

Read more

We found that on average, people were waiting for three-and-a-half years between their symptoms first emerging and treatment starting.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

The UK’s eating disorder charity, Beat, has presented a petition with 9,134 signatures to the Department of Health.

Read more