Body Image
Online Resources
Family Doctor
This website provides information about body image and eating disorders in both children and teens and a detailed list of things parents can do to help their child’s positive body image grow and thrive.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESOURCES
Families Connected
This website provides a series of resources including guides, toolkits, and informational videos for parents and guardians interested in helping their youth develop a healthy body image. Resources are also available in Spanish.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, ADVICE, SPANISH
Parent Map - Talking to Boys About Body Image and Disordered Eating
This article, sponsored by the Seattle Children’s Hospital, discusses body image and disordered eating in boys and how to have conversations about these topics.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, BOYS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, ADVICE
UNC Exchanges (UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders)
This blog contains posts written by UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) directors and researchers on eating disorders within the scope of a wide variety of topics (e.g. COVID, diversity, genetics, etc.)
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, ADVICE, BLOG, GENETICS, DIVERSITY, COVID-19
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
This website provides information about eating disorders and an overview of the common types of eating disorders.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, ADVICE
ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Eating Recovery Center
Offers free, weekly virtual support groups for a variety of group types. There is a specific support group that meets Wednesday evenings for the caregivers and family members of children and adolescents with disordered eating.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, ADVICE, ONLINE SUPPORT, SUPPORT GROUPS
Project HEAL
Project HEAL is a nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused on equitable treatment access for eating disorders. Project HEAL is the only major direct service nonprofit in the U.S. focused on equitable healthcare access for people with eating disorders. Each of their four (4) programs focuses on breaking down systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers to eating disorder healing. Through their Clinical Assessment, Insurance Navigation, Treatment Placement, and Cash Assistance programs, more people are able to access the care that they need and deserve.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH, TEENS, ADOLESCENTS, BODY IMAGE, EATING DISORDERS, EATING, SUPPORT, FINANCIAL, ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES