The Department for Education has launched proposals to make mental health education compulsory in primary and secondary schools.
Reports we have received from parents of children who have fallen ill with an eating disorder while at boarding school suggest a wide range of attitudes among the schools, from highly supportive to near-complete denial that a problem exists.
Beat is delighted that Professor Ulrike Schmidt has been named as one of the NHS70 women leaders in recognition of her contribution to the treatment and understanding of eating disorders.
On Tuesday 27th February, Edward Argar MP for Charnwood, sponsored an adjournment debate on the importance of early intervention for eating disorders.
An important review of the treatment of eating disorders in Wales presents a big opportunity to improve the treatment NHS Wales/GIG Cymru can offer, and those affected by eating disorders in Wales are invited to get involved.
NHS England today released waiting time statistics for children and young people referred for treatment for eating disorders, showing that nationally eating disorder services risk not meeting targets by 2021.
The Welsh Government is currently carrying out a review of eating disorder services in Wales, with opportunities for people with lived experience to get involved in shaping the future of treatment.
Hannah Bird, 33 years old, from East London, has recently launched her appeal to raise awareness about eating disorders and funds for Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity.
The PHSO report is very clear: if the eating disorder had been recognised earlier, Averil Hart’s death would have been prevented.
Last year Beat responded to a Scottish government consultation, which had invited people to help influence their new 10-year mental health strategy.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline for the treatment of eating disorders for the first time since 2004.
The Welsh Government today announced an additional £500,000 per year in funding to help young people with eating disorders as they turn 18.
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We’re pleased to support campaigner Natasha Devon in pushing for responsible reporting on mental illness through a new mental health Charter.
Last week the government published a ‘green paper’ about improving mental health support for children and young people in England.
For 2017, the focus of World Mental Health Day is mental health in the workplace.
We found that on average, people were waiting for three-and-a-half years between their symptoms first emerging and treatment starting.
On 3rd March, during Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we ran our first ever Campaigner Day. Caroline and Anna attended because they wanted to deepen their understanding of how to use their voices to make change.