The Academy of Eating Disorders of Ireland (AEDI) is a network that brings together clinical and research professionals of all specialties and grades and service settings who are working in the field of eating disorders in Ireland. The aim to develop and supporting excellence in eating disorder care for people across Ireland by learning from and with each other, sharing experience and expertise, and promoting better understanding of the psychosocial and physical aspects of eating disorders and their impact. They strongly advocate for better training, support and research opportunities for professionals and professionals in training in this field of eating disorders.

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Country: Ireland

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A.E.E.T.C.A is an association of professionals from different disciplines involved in the prevention, treatment, and research of eating disorders of 150 members from all over Spain. It's mission is to promote the study of eating disorders, in order to increase the scientific and clinical progress in this field and to respond to identified needs in professionals involved in eating disorders, and represent them in public and private estates. The objectives of AEETCA are:

• Gather professionals from different disciplines, either basic or clinical, who provide their experience and studies in order to improve the knowledge and treatment of ED.
• Promote scientific studies in eating disorders
• Contribute to the formation of professionals
• Collaborate with health and educational authorities for the development of primary, secondary and tertiary eating disorder prevention programs.
• Aid the understanding of eating disorders in the community.

A.E.E.T.C.A organizes biennial national congresses and supports annual educational conferences, collaborates in the preparation of clinical guides, implements support and consulting activities with patient and family associations and advises the media about the approach they should make with eating disorder information.

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Country: Spain

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Association for Interventions on Eating Disorders (A.I.D.A) is an association made up of patients, family members, interested people and operators in the sector, such as psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychologists, nutritionists, dietitians, physiotherapists and other professional figures that has the interest of working together in the treatment and prevention of Eating Disorders.

Organisation

Address: Via Niccolò V, 38/A – 00165 Rome

Country: Italy

Call +39 331 163 1699

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ADANER is a non-profit non-governmental organization committed to Eating Disorders (ACT) that carries out its work through activities to support treatment, research, training, advocacy, prevention and awareness. Since its creation in 1991, ADANER has led its fight both to contribute to improving the health-related quality of life of people affected by anorexia nervosa and bulimia and to raise awareness among the general population about this problem. ADANER has headquarters in a number of cities including:

• Cantabria: Centro Mª Cristina C/ General Dávila, 124 39007 SANTANDER - 942 23 14 43 - cadaner@adanercantabria.com                           
• Grenade: Calle Ricardo del Arco, 4 – 1ºB 18005 GRANADA - 958 52 35 23 - info@adanergranada.org
• Madrid: C/ Aviador Zorita 50, 1º Izquierda 28020 MADRID - 91 577 02 61 - info@adaner.org
• Malaga: C/ Chico del Matadero, 4. Local 5-6 29004 MÁLAGA - 952 23 50 62 - 696 665 220 - adanermalaga@hotmail.com
• Murcia: C/ Nueva s/n Ronda Sur 30004 MURCIA - 968 21 32 33 - adanermurcia@adanermurcia.com
• Seville: San Francisco Javier Edif. Sevilla II. Silver basement. Module 21 41018 Seville - 954 636 401

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Address: C/ Aviador Zorita 50, 1º Izquierda 28020, Madrid

Country: Spain

Email: info@adaner.org

Call 91 577 02 61

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The Association of Doctors and Psychologists "Eating Disorders: Therapy and Prevention brings together eating disorder doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists and specialists in other fields in Ukraine. The goals of the Association are the exchange of experience, high-quality prevention of RHP and assistance to patients with eating disorders.

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Country: Ukraine

Email: eating.ukraine@gmail.com

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ANZAED is the peak body for eating disorder professionals involved in research, prevention, treatment and advocacy in Australia, New Zealand and beyond. ANZAED fosters networking and professional development in the eating disorder field and aims to provide leadership and advocacy to improve the understanding, prevention and treatment of eating disorders. ANZAED aims to provide opportunities for collegial interaction, sharing of knowledge and resources, networking and advocacy roles to support researchers, clinicians and others working in the area of Eating Disorders. Their goals are to:

• integrate expertise
• Facilitate communication and generate, disseminate and encourage evidence-based knowledge and practice
• Recognise excellence
• Promote understanding
• Advocate on behalf of those living with, and those working in, the eating disorders field. 

Organisation

Country: Australia

Postal Address: PO Box 4154, Castlecrag NSW 2068

Email: anzaed@anzaed.org.au

Call (+61) 491 134 289

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The Austrian Society on Eating Disorders (ASED) is a scientific society which was founded in 2000 as a non-profit organization. The ASED is the first Scientific Society on Eating Disorders in the German-speaking countries. The activities of the ASED are interdisciplinary, unifying all academic and clinical professions aiming at the improvement of early detection, treatment, prevention and research of eating disorders as well as the development and support of health promotion regarding eating behavior, body and self-image in order to reduce the incidence of eating disorders. The ASED is dedicated to expanding public understanding of eating disorders triggered by a social thinness-obsession and prejudices against the certain body or weight forms. Membership is available for all those working in any psychosocial field dealing with eating disorders (early detection, diagnosis, consultation and treatment, prevention and health promotion regarding eating behavior, body, and self-image) as well as legal entities. Members have the right to participate in all events and to use all institutional offers of society.

Organisation

Address: c/o Mag. Maria Seiwald Bolzano 1st Place A-6020 Innsbruck

Country: Austria

Email: info@oeges.or.at

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Body Whys is the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland. Body Whys operates a number of services including:

• SUPPORT SERVICES: helpline, online groups and email support
• GETTING TREATMENT: treatment options, information on recovery and where to go to get help.
• SUPPORTING SOMEONE: free resources for parents & PiLaR programme for family member
• PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATION: free school talks, a portal for teachers and resources for professionals.

Organisation

Country: Ireland

Postal Address: PO Box 105, Blackrock, Co Dublin

Email: alex@bodywhys.ie

Call +353 1 283 4963

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The Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s national organisation for eating disorders and body image concerns. Butterfly’s mission is to bring about change in the culture, policy and practice of prevention, treatment and support for eating disorders. Butterfly is committed to ensuring that any Australian with an eating disorder can access affordable, evidence based care irrespective of their postcode or economic status. Butterfly does this by providing information, research and support to all those affected, including family and friends through the following services:

• Butterfly Foundation National Helpline 1800 33 4673 (toll-free helpline)
• Treatment services
• Recovery programs for individuals and carers
• Support groups for individuals and carers
• Education services
• Research and resources

Organisation

Address: 103 Alexander St, Crows Nest NSW 2065

Country: Australia

Email: support@butterfly.org.au

Call +61 2 9412 4499

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The Czech Eating Disorders Association (CZEDA) is a professional organization, and part of the Psychiatric Association of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkynje with 30 members, mainly psychiatrists, and psychologists. CZEDA provides educational platforms for professional dialogue between medical and non-medical professionals, training, and collaboration through its publications and organization of the bi-annual International Conferences on Eating Disorders and Obesity (since 1997), clinical teaching days and other programs. CZEDA’s goals are to:

• Generate knowledge and integrate interdisciplinary expertise about eating disorders
• Provide platforms for understanding and sharing of knowledge, research, clinical practice and prevention in the field of eating disorders
• Educate the next generation of eating disorder professionals
• Foster best practice and its support from Health Care organizations in the field of eating disorders.

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Country: Czechia

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The Danish Society for Eating Disorders is a national association for therapists and researchers who work with eating disorders as a specialty. The Danish Eating Disorder Society:

• Develops and systematizes the knowledge about and improving the treatment methods for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and adjacent conditions.
• Promotes research in the field, especially research that promotes co-operation between different treatment and research units. It works to make existing and new knowledge available to all members of the society and promotes contact with corresponding organizations.
• Serves as a forum for new contacts and exchange of experiences among people working professionally with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or adjacent conditions in different ways.

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Country: Denmark

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The Dutch Academy for Eating Disorders is an association of professionals committed to improving the level of eating disorder prevention, treatment, education and research in the Netherlands. They have 7 Special Interest Groups: 

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Psychomotor Therapy (PMT)
• Trauma and Eating Disorders
• Sports, Dance and Movement 
• Art Therapy
• Nutrition
• Experts by Experience

Organisation

Address: p/a Bureau employee Evening Red Butterfly 104 7534 LJ Enschede

Country: Netherlands

Email: bureau@naeweb.nl

Call 06-82696819

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The Eating Disorders Association of Canada (Association des Troubles Alimentaires du Canada) (EDAC-ATAC) is a Canadian organization of professionals in the field of eating disorders and related areas. The mandate of EDAC-ATAC is to best serve the needs of those whose lives are impacted by eating disorders. Central to this mandate are the following objectives: to educate each other regarding best practices; to encourage sharing of information amongst EDAC/ATAC members about all issues of eating disorders care; to promote a reflective and responsive approach in the provision of care and amongst providers; and to stimulate and support research in the field of eating disorders. EDAC-ATAC organizes a biennial national conference and publishes a newsletter for its members 3 times a year. It is the organization’s aim to connect treatment providers from across our immense country and to establish national guidelines for the provision of eating disorder treatment.

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Country: Canada

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Eating Disorder Association of Pakistan (EDAOP)  is dedicated to the identification of eating disorders, their prevention, breaking stigma attached to negative body image by raising awareness and providing education. EDAOP is dedicated to creating awareness and breaking stigma linked with Eating Disorders in Pakistan.

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Country: Pakistan

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The Eating Disorders Association (EDA N.I.) is Northern Ireland's dedicated eating disorder charity. They are a local, community-centred organisation that aims to provide peer support for people with eating disorders and their loved ones, increase awareness and support skills in the wider community and campaign for eating disorder service improvements. Their vision is that all people with eating distress will be able to access appropriate, high-quality services as and when they need it. We envision an eating disorder service that is a centre of excellence, integrating statutory, community and lived experiences. They provide:

• 24-Hour Helpline
• Advocacy Service
• Email Support
• 1:1 Peer Support
• Online Support Groups
• Face to Face Support Groups

Organisation

Address: Merrion Business Centre, 58 Howard Street, Belfast, BT1 6PJ

Country: Ireland

Email: info@eatingdisordersni.co.uk

Call +44 28 9023 5959

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The Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand (EDANZ) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting people caring for a person with an eating disorder. EDANZ provides support, information and education as well as awareness raising and advocacy for better access to quality care. EDANZ is run by volunteers, with a Board of Directors responsible for direction and strategy. EDANZ is run by parents, caregivers, and people who have fully recovered from eating disorders.  EDANZ focuses on supporting parents and caregivers, providing quality information and resources, educating schools, medical professionals and the general public, and advocating for change at a government level. Their goals are to:

• Provide support, information, and resources for carers of people with eating disorders.
• Educate doctors, nurses and other medical professionals working with eating disorder patients
• Improve awareness and understanding of eating disorders in the community

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• WELLINGTON PARENT-LED SUPPORT GROUP: Parents and caregivers are welcome to come along to a casual coffee group, facilitated by parents with lived experience looking after children with eating disorders. Wednesdays 10.30am-12 noon at Picnic Cafe, Botanic Gardens, Wellington. There are also fortnightly catch-ups in evenings at different venues. Steph 027 2222 906, Erica 021 894 123, or Andrea 022 094 1542
• CHRISTCHURCH: Meetings are fortnightly on Tuesdays at 6.30pm, Level 1, 128 Riccarton Road, Riccarton. Victoria 027 226 1058, theeatclinic@gmail.com.
• TARANAKI FAMILY EATING DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: this group meets fortnightly every second Wednesday from 7pm-8.30pm at Supporting Families Taranaki, 128 Devon St, New Plymouth. Nat on 021 149 1138.
• Crisis 24 Hour Answer Services – 0800 800 717     
• Tupu Ora Eating Disorder Services (previously known as REDS): Tupu Ora Eating Disorder Services Outpatient programme & The Tupu Ora Residential and Day Clinic
• Central Region Eating Disorder Services (CREDS)
• South Island Eating Disorder Services
• Southern Support Eating Disorders Services

Organisation

Country: New Zealand

Postal Address: P.O Box 128 020 Remuera, Auckland 1541

Email: info@ed.org.nz

Call +64 800 233 269

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The Eating Recovery Center is a nationwide leader in eating disorder treatment. The Eating Recovery Center treats a number of conditions including Anorexia, ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Diabulimia and OSFED. The Eating recovery Center includes 35 centers across the country, plus nationwide virtual treatment; Over 20,000+ patients and their families guided into recovery; and specialized treatment designed for adults, children and adolescents of all genders.

MEMBERS

• Eating Recovery Center Arizona - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Austin

• Eating Recovery Center Baltimore - 101 Schilling

• Eating Recovery Center Baltimore - 55 Schilling

• Eating Recovery Center Baylor Campus Residential Services - 4708 Alliance

• Eating Recovery Center Bellevue

• Eating Recovery Center Bethesda

• Eating Recovery Center California - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Chicago

• Eating Recovery Center Chicago - Erie

• Eating Recovery Center Chicago - Huron

• Eating Recovery Center Chicago Oak Brook

• Eating Recovery Center Cincinnati

• Eating Recovery Center Colorado - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Dallas / Plano

• Eating Recovery Center Denver

• Eating Recovery Center Denver - 1st Ave

• Eating Recovery Center Denver - Franklin St

• Eating Recovery Center Denver - Spruce St

• Eating Recovery Center Florida - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Houston

• Eating Recovery Center Illinois - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Indiana - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Louisiana - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Maryland - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Michigan - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Minnesota - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center New York - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center North Carolina - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Northbrook

• Eating Recovery Center Ohio - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Oklahoma - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Oregon - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Pennsylvania - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Sacramento

• Eating Recovery Center San Antonio

• Eating Recovery Center South Carolina - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center The Woodlands

• Eating Recovery Center Virginia - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Washington - Virtual Programs

• Eating Recovery Center Wisconsin - Virtual Programs

Organisation

Address: 7351 E. Lowry Blvd, Ste 200 Denver, CO 80230

Country: United States of America

Email: info@ercpathlight.com

Call +1 877-825-8584

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EDI Slovakia provide prevention, education, and treatment support programs for people with eating disorders and their loved ones. Their programs are made up of top experts in eating disorders and people with personal experience. They serve for long-term support in treatment, but also as the first contact when you decide to seek help. Most of them take place in both forms – online and live, so they are available to people from all corners of Slovakia. Their programs include:

• Mail Counselling: advice focused on eating disorders. 

• Nutritional program: long-term nutritional advice of a minimum duration of 1 month in order to set and stabilize the dietary regimen in people being treated for eating disorders.

• Nutritional consultations: a one-time consultation with a nutritionist for all those who struggle with food or directly with eating disorders, or need advice on their child's diet.

• Long-term psychological counseling: 10 specialized sessions with a psychologist aimed at treating eating disorders in both children and adults.

• Support groups for people with PPPs: support groups (stations) for people regardless of age and gender.

• Support groups for parents: support groups (stationaries) designed for parents who have a child with an eating disorder.

• Treatment and educational programs: a 3-month intensive treatment-education program for people with eating disorders. It contains 12 workshops
  on various topics that lead to an understanding of both the disease and oneself, with the aim of promoting treatment in the home environment.

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Address: Miletičova 24, Bratislava

Country: Slovakia

Email: kontakt@chutzit.sk

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The Experten-Netzwerk Essstörungen Schweiz (ENES) is a non-profit organization that represents 300 members throughout Switzerland (such as physicians, general practitioners, psychotherapists, nutrition consultants and other professionals in private practice). It also represents specialized institutions charged with the treatment, research and prevention of eating disorders and obesity of children, adolescents and adults. The steering committee of ENES consists of 5 members and manages the activities of the network according to its particular objectives. Members meet once a year, although several task forces get together more frequently. Every second year an expert conference is attended by people from all over Switzerland interested in the topic of eating disorders. Aims of the network include to:

• Improve the quality of treatment provided for patients suffering from eating disorders
• Spread knowledge of the bio-psycho-social basis of eating disorders via the education of therapists, carers, and laypersons
• Inform the public about patients’ concerns and promote their social acceptance
• Reduce eating disorders and their consequences through prevention and early detection

Organisation

Address: c/o University Hospital Zurich Department of Consultative Psychiatry and Psychosomatics Rämistrasse 100 CH-8091 Zurich

Country: Switzerland

Email: hc.adss-atss-segs@tairaterkes

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The Finnish Eating Disorder Society (FEDS) has around 150 members from various disciplines (such as medical doctors, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and dieticians). The mission of FEDS is to prevent, support early detection of, and to support the development of treatment opportunities for eating disorders. FEDS aims to promote eating disorder research and to disseminate information on eating disorders. FEDS strives to create opportunities for national as well as international collaboration in the field of eating disorders.

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Address: Reiherintie 9, 00870 Helsinki

Country: Finland

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The Flemish Academy for Eating Disorders is an association of professionals committed to improving the level of eating disorder prevention, treatment, education and research in the Flanders (Belgium). The various specialized Eating Disorder centers in Flanders and members from all universities are represented on the board. Also, the patient and family association AN-BN is represented on our board. The objectives of the association is to:

• Improve the structure and quality of care for patients with eating disorders in Flanders and to promote scientific research
• Promote and stimulate co-operation (including the exchange of knowledge) among the various specialized centers, both for research and for treatment of eating disorders in Flanders.
• Organize an annual international conference and every year some workshops for a smaller audience.
• Publish twice a year a newsletter with a summary of the newest developments in the ED field, an overview of upcoming national and international conferences etc.

Organisation

Address: Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg

Country: Belgium

Email: info@v-a-e.be

Call 016/ 348 216

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AFDAS TCA is an association that brings together specialists in screening, diagnosis, care, treatment and research on eating disorders, as well as representatives of federations and associations of families and users. Its aims are to:

• Improve prevention, early detection and care for people suffering from ASD
• Take into account the suffering of those around them, and offer them information, help and/or care
• Promote concerted action by family and user associations; allow these patients to benefit from quality care as close as possible to their home
• Optimize the essential partnerships with all the professionals involved in this care
• Promote better coordination of the teams involved in the national territory with these populations both in terms of care projects and training and research.

Organisation

Address: Addiction Department - Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nantes 9 bis rue de Bouillé 44000 Nantes

Country: France

Call 02 40 20 66 44

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Fédération Française Anorexie Boulimie is the official French professional network for professional in the treatment of eating disorders. It was initiated with the idea of trying to answer some difficulties shared by many caregivers while treating eating disorders. These problems concerned the high number of requests, the severity of some cases, and the lack of fluent relationship between somatic and psychiatric care. Since it was created, the FFAB had benefited from the help of the French government (DGOS) and the Foundation de France. The FFAB now gathers the vast majority of the teams involved in the treatment of eating disorders in France. These teams include psychiatrists, for children as for adults, pediatricians, endocrinologists, all of them stressing the great difficulties of patients and families to get the proper care in a reasonable delay, and close to their home. On the other hand, the FFAB is open to associations of families and care, users, to foundations and networks, in order to be as representative as possible of all persons concerned by eating disorders in France. 

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Country: France

Email: ffab.tca@gmail.com

Call +33 810 03 70 37

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Frisk & Fri is the Swedish Association Against Eating Disorders that offer support, education and a range of events for people with eating disorders.

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Address: Inedalsgatan 5 SE-112 33 Stockholm

Country: Sweden

Email: info@friskfri.se

Call 802012-8925

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The DGESS is a for non-profit institution that aims towards the promotion, prevention, treatment, and research in the field of eating disorders. The aims of the society are to support a network to help individuals with an eating disorder and their carers; promote prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment for individuals with an eating disorder; foster research in the area of eating disorders; support the ongoing training and education of persons working with eating disordered patients; advise and counsel public institutions involved in the field of eating disorders; and enhance cooperation between organizations that supports the research, prevention, early detection and treatment of eating disorders in Germany and abroad. The following are the DGESS’s main activities:

• Establishment of guidelines for diagnoses and treatment of eating disorders in German-speaking countries.
• 1st Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Essstörungen e.V. in 2007 in Prien, with about 300 attendants.
• 2nd Conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Essstörungen e.V. in February 2010 in Aachen, with 380 attendants.
• First Hilde Bruch Award (EUR 5,000.00) for young promising scientists in the field of eating disorders awarded at the 2010 DGESS conference.
• Next DGESS conference to be held in the spring of 2012 in Erlangen/Nürnberg.
• Active participation in the AED sisterhoodship. AED members receive a 5% reduction in membership fees.

Members of the DGESS must be actively working in the field of eating disorders and have published at least 2 papers on eating disorders in a peer-reviewed journal. Membership is approved by the DGESS board.

Organisation

Country: Germany

Email: info@dgess.de

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Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association (HEDA) is a charitable organization set up by a group of parents, patients and their family members of people with an eating disorder and includes a professional advisory team of psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychologists, social workers and dietitians. They aim to:

• Promote public awareness and knowledge of eating disorders, particularly amongst adolescents and front-line professionals.
• Promote and facilitate the spirit of mutual help and self-help among patients, their caregivers and family members.
• Assist patients, their caregivers and family members seek appropriate treatments to alleviate the distress and dysfunctional consequences brought about by the illness.
• Advocate and lobby the government and relevant organizations for improvements in the services, facilities and policies regarding the treatment of this long-neglected illness.

Organisation

Address: Address: Room 1302-4, 13/F, 13/F, Des Voeux Road Central, Central, | Room 1302-4, 13th Floor, Hong Kong Trade Centre, 161-167 Des Voeux Road C, Central, Hong Kong

Country: Hong Kong

Email: heda@heda-hk.org

Call +852 2850 4448

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The Icelandic Eating Disorder Association (IEDA) (Félag fagfólks um átraskanir - FFÁ) is a multidisciplinary professional organization that aims to improve treatment, prevention and research on eating disorders in Iceland, provide Icelandic eating disorder professionals with a venue for collaboration, and facilitate collaboration with other eating disorder organizations. 

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Country: Iceland

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The Israel Association for Eating Disorders (IAED) is a non-profit organization of over one hundred professionals from various disciplines, whose goal is to promote the treatment, research, and prevention of eating disorders (EDs) in Israel. The Goals of the IAED are to coordinate clinical and research activities associated with eating disorders in Israel, establish treatment standards for EDs in Israel, develop specialized training programs for professionals who treat individuals with EDs, create a dialogue with relevant government committees, provide information on the treatment and prevention of EDs to those who work in the fields of health and education., represent Israeli ED professionals internationally and to encourage research in the field of eating disorders and support national and international collaborations. IAED activities include:

• Study workshops
• National and international eating disorder conferences
• Professional training programs in various locations across Israel for experienced clinicians wanting to specialize in the treatment of Eating Disorders.

Organisation

Country: Israel

Email: israel.aed@gmail.com

Call +972 51-557-7295

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The Italian Society for the Study of Eating Disorders. Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity (SISDCA) is a non-profit scientific association. It is a multi-professional society including physicians from different medical specialties (child psychiatry, clinical nutrition, endocrinology, internal medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, adult psychiatry, etc.), psychologists, and dieticians. It is open also to nurses, social workers, and teachers and cooperates with parents and patient organizations to promote advocacy. A multidisciplinary setting has been considered ideal for approaching eating and weight-related disorders. It is also most worthwhile to encourage and strengthen studies on connections between obesity, eating disorders and body image disorders. SISDCA intends to recruit people who work and conduct research in the field of eating disorders in various parts of Italy, in different working environments, and with different specialties to:

• Develop a multidisciplinary team approach to early detection, assessment, treatment, and integrated prevention of eating and weight-related disorders
• Facilitate the exchange of scientific knowledge and clinical experiences through formal and informal meetings
• Promote multicenter research with appropriate methodology
• Organize training and continuing education courses for health and mental health professionals who work in the field of eating and weight-related disorders; to influence public authorities with regard to treatment and prevention of eating and weight-related disorders
• Establish and maintain contacts with similar organizations in other countries.
• Promote a scientific journal on eating and weight disorders: Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity

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Country: Italy

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The Italian Society for Eating Behaviour Psychopathology (SIPA) is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization representing a national reference point for all who are interested in the normal and pathological psychology of eating behavior, in the Disorders of Eating Behaviour, in the investigation of factors determining a pathological behavior and in the treatment of pathological symptoms. The organisation aim is to:

• Promote the study of the psychopathology of Eating Behaviour and of disorders of Eating Behaviour
• Favour all the initiatives connected with its main topic
• Establish and maintain relationships with Italian and foreigner Institutions and Societies sharing similar finalities.
• Divulge the knowledge related to these topics and to stimulate the occasions of meetings and communications
• Promote research, to support the prerogatives of those who work in the field
• Organize groups of investigation on topics of common interest
• Organize meetings, educational and technical progress courses. 

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Country: Italy

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Japan Association for Eating Disorders is a national association that provides support for eating disorder patients and their families as well as educational and preventive activities for eating disorders. Japan Association for Eating Disorders specialises in the:

• Provision of information to persons with eating disorders
• Support for the development of eating disorder therapists
• Research on eating disorder

Organisation

Address: 3-33 Prince St. Bld., Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0094, Japan

Country: Japan

Postal Address: Association 3-33 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094

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The Japan Society for Eating Disorders (JSED) actively promotes clinical work, training, and research in the field of eating disorders as the only professional organization in the field in Japan. The number of current members is 439. This includes doctors, clinical psychologists, nurses, dietitians, social workers, school teachers, and school nurses. A regular newsletter is sent to members. An academic meeting is held annually and is attended by a variety of professionals. The papers presented at the annual meeting feature a wide range of topics including biological, epidemiological, sociological and treatment studies.

Organisation

Address: Kurashiki-shi, Okayama Prefecture, 701-0114

Country: Japan

Email: jimu@jsed.org

Call 086-463-5344

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The Mexican Association of Eating Disorders Professionals is a Non-Profit Society that is a multidisciplinary group of Mexican professionals who wished to contribute to their country by encouraging the research, study, clinical practice and awareness of eating disorders. This organization promotes research and clinical practice, striving to make available effective treatments for patients with eating disorders and associated conditions. It also promotes public and private services for the treatment of eating disorders. AMTA provides its members, other professionals and the general public with education, awareness, and knowledge about eating disorders. AMTA establishes collaborations and exchanges information with other national and international associations of academic, clinical and scientific eating disorder professionals.

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Country: Mexico

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The National Association for Eating Disorders and Self-harm is a non-profit organisations that works to prevent eating disorders and self-harm. They cover the whole of Denmark with advice in Both Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg and Næstved. Every year, they advise and support more than 4,000 people who need help dealing with eating disorders or self-harm. They also offer conversation groups, teaching for relatives and individual courses. The majority of our advice is carried out by our approximately 200 volunteers who have personal experiences of eating disorders or self-harm or are relatives or work professionally with eating disorders or self-harm. The National Association for Eating Disorders & Self Harm prevent eating disorders and self-harm by:

• Talking to schoolchildren across the country about healthy body ideals and encourage adults to be good role models.
• Educating professionals such as teachers, educators and health visitors in spotting and managing eating disorders and self-harm in children and young people.
• Providing treatment to people with milder symptoms of eating disorder, who are rarely offered the necessary help in the public sector.
• Creating new knowledge about eating disorders and self-harm
• Sharing knowledge at lectures, workshops and debates throughout Denmark

Organisation

Address: Crank 2, 5th floor 2500 Valby

Country: Denmark

Email: info@spiseforstyrrelse.dk

Call +45 35 36 49 13

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The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) is the leading nonprofit in the U.S. that provides free, peer support services to anyone struggling with an eating disorder. ANAD is a support organization that is peer run and professionally supported. ANAD’s free, eating disorders Helpline is available to provide emotional support and referrals. 

• Call the Helpline - 888.375.7767
• Support Group
• Peer Mentors
• Search National Directory

Organisation

Country: United States of America

Postal Address: PO Box 409047 Chicago, IL 60640

Email: hello@anad.org

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The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights and improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA is recognized as the world’s first documented fat acceptance organization. The mission of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is to change perceptions of fat and end size discrimination through advocacy, education, and support. 

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Country: United States of America

Postal Address: PO Box 61586 Las Vegas, NV 89160-1586

Call +1 916-558-6880

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The National Centre for Eating Disorders is UK's national organisation for eating disorder help. Their mission is for people with anorexia, bulimia, binge and compulsive eating, body image issues, intractable weight struggles and the people who serve them.

• Personal, telephone or Skype counselling
• Professional training courses
• Help, support and advice for carers and friends
• Personal assessment
• Information service
• Network of counsellors and psychotherapists for supervision, mentoring and guidance.

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Country: United Kingdom

Email: admin@ncfed.com

Call +44 (0)845 838 2040

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Country: Norway

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The National Coordination of Eating Disorders is a voluntary organization in the field of Eating Disorders (DCA). The Coordination operates in the National, European and International territory and develops and supports shared initiatives between the associations in the individual territories and at national level aimed at raising public awareness of the problems related to the DCA. It promotes and supports the development in the national territory of associations that deal with DCA and deals with public and private institutions, specialists in the DCA sector in order to develop technical knowledge on the subject, also through the organization and financing of conferences, congresses, training activities.

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Address: c/o Biblioteca del Pio Istituto Manara Piazza Manara, 7 43043 Borgo Val di Taro (PR)

Country: Italy

Email: info@coordinamentonazionaledca.it

Call +39 333 220 2714

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NEDIC provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders. NEDIC provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders through our toll-free helpline and live chat. Outreach and education programming focuses on the awareness and prevention of eating disorders, and is available online across Canada and in-person in the Greater Toronto Area. NEDIC is committed to helping individuals who experience eating disorders or disordered eating, whatever that looks like for them. Bodies do not have to look a certain way in order to be deserving of respect. Western appearance ideals are rooted in white supremacy. Our commitment is always to supporting the individual, regardless of the body they inhabit, with an understanding that their body impacts the way they move through the world, are perceived, and may be treated when they attempt to receive eating disorder-related care.

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Address: Eaton Building, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4

Country: Canada

Email: nedic@uhn.ca

Call +1 416-340-4156

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The National Federation of Associations Related to Eating Disorders (FNA-TCA) helps people suffering from TCA, as well as their loved ones: families, spouses or companions, friends, work colleagues.

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Address: 11, rue Hoche 94210 SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS

Country: France

Call 06 87 41 86 66

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The Núcleo de Doenças do Comportamento alimentar (NDCA) is a non-profit Portuguese society. Its goals are to generate and disseminate knowledge about eating disorders, promote education and professional development activities for professionals.

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Country: Portugal

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Norwegian Society for Eating Disorders (Norskselskap for spiseforstyrrelser) is an association for clinicians and researchers in the field that deals with the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. They work to make knowledge about eating disorders more accessible through seminars / lectures, congress activity, cooperation with interest groups and via dissemination in various media.

PARTNERS

• Norwegian Directorate of Health
• The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 
• The Eating Disorders Association
• Regional Section for Eating Disorders (RASP) at Ullevål University Hospital
• The Section for Eating Disorders at the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital
• Capio Anorexia Centre in Fredrikstad
• Kunskapscentrum för ätstörningar 

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Country: Norway

Email: theresfm@hiof.no

Call 95752818

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The Polish National Center for Eating Disorders is a national program that operates within The Kazimierz Twardowski European Center for Supporting Social Initiatives Foundation. Its goals are to:

• Increase the availability of information about eating disorders by creating professional knowledge source about Eating Disorders 
• Change social attitudes and raise public awareness about Eating Disorders
• Improve accessibility and quality of medical care for people with Eating Disorders

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Address: Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 46/1a, Wroclaw

Country: Poland

Email: m.kudlewska@centrumzaburzenodzywiania.pl

Call +48 501 555 282

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The REDC is the national consortium representing eating disorders care focused on standards, policy, research, and best practices. The mission of REDC is to collaboratively address issues impacting access to and quality of eating disorder treatment programs across the US for individuals and their families. REDC works to continually refine and improve standards of care, partner in collaborative research, and actively support policy that ensures quality, accessible care for people with eating disorders.

Membership in REDC is open to eating disorder programs offering a higher level of care treatment including Inpatient, Residential, PHP (Partial Hospital Program or Day Treatment), and/or IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) levels of care and meeting REDC established standards. REDC represents about 80% of the higher level of care for eating disorders delivered in the US underscoring REDC’s position as a key voice representing the entire spectrum of eating disorders care.

PARTNERS 

• The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
• The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
• The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp)
• The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International (CARF) 
• The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action (EDC) 
• The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) 
• Standards of Excellence Project (STEP)

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Address: 330 West 38th Street Suite 1105 New York, NY

Country: United States of America

Email: info@redcconsortium.org

Call 646-553-1340

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Address: Óðinsgats 32, Reykjavik

Country: Iceland

Email: att@atroskun.is

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The Spanish Association for the Study of Eating Disorders (AETCA) is a group of professionals who from different disciplines, both basic and clinical, contribute their experience and studies for the knowledge and treatment of ACTs. They:

• Hold biannual congresses in which the most up-to-date clinical and research material, expression of the work and daily effort of the main Spanish groups will be presented and discussed
• Produce and maintain a website that reflects our concerns and interests as partners while providing scientific information about TCAs.
• Assume the Spanish representation before the European Council of Eating Disorders and in other organizations and specific meetings on these issues.
• Promote training courses and postgraduate programs that contribute to training professionals sufficiently prepared for the treatment of ACTs.
• Participate in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention programs.
• Collaborate in the dissemination and information to the population about ACTs.
• Collaborate with patient and family associations affected by ACTs.
• Form and maintain a database and a bibliographic collection of the most relevant publications of the International Scientific Community.
• Collaborate with health and educational authorities in the development of TCA programs.
• Prepare a Practical Guide for the Care of ACTs

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Country: Spain

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Spanish Federation of Associations to Help and Fight Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa (FECAB) is the national federation of eating disorder organisations in Spain.

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Country: Spain

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The Swedish Eating Disorder Society (SEDS) is a network for people professionally involved in eating disorder treatment, research, and method development. The goal of the SEDS is to develop and systematize knowledge of and improve treatments for the disorders Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa, and similar conditions. The SEDS works to improve care by supporting collaboration between treatment units as well as research, spreading knowledge, facilitating clinic-research communication, and collaborating with international organizations. The SEDS organizes two meetings per year with lectures, seminars, and workshops, and has around 250 members as of 2013. Ongoing Nordic collaboration is organized within the Nordic Eating Disorder Society (NEDS). The SEDS is politically and religiously neutral. Anyone who works professionally with eating disorder treatment and/or research in Sweden is welcome to join. 

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Country: Sweden

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The Swiss Society for Eating Disorders (SGES) is a non-profit organization. The network includes doctors, psychotherapists, nutritionists and other professionals from all over Switzerland who specialise in the treatment, research and prevention of eating disorders and obesity in children, adolescents and adults.

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Address: c/o University Hospital Zurich Department of Consultative Psychiatry and Psychosomatics Rämistrasse 100 CH-8091 Zurich

Country: Switzerland

Email: sekretariat@sges-ssta-ssda.ch

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