Eating Disorder Resources

Face The Issue: you are not alone
www.facetheissue.com
Face The Issue works to raise awareness of common emotional and physical health issues faced by young adults and to build a supportive community without judgement.

Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
www.aedweb.org
60 Revere Drive, Suite 500
Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: 847-498-4274
The AED is an international professional
organization that promotes excellence in research, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders. The AED Web site offers information on eating disorders and their treatment, as well as access to AED members.

Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action (EDC)
www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org
611 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, #423
Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-543-9570
The EDC is a cooperative of professional and advocacy-based organizations committed to advancing the federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority. The EDC Web site offers information on eating disorder policy matters as well as ways to get involved in your community and in Washington, D.C., to end discrimination against people with eating disorders.

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center (EDRIC)
www.edreferral.com
The EDRIC provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders. The EDRIC Web site offers a comprehensive, searchable database of treatment centers and private practitioners specializing in eating
disorders, both in the United States and internationally.

Gürze Books
www.bulimia.com
5145 B Avenida Encinas
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel: 760-434-7533
Toll-free: 800-756-7533
The Gürze Books Web site offers information about eating disorders, plus related topics such as body image and obesity. It also offers books and videos at discounted prices, free articles, newsletters, and links to eating disorder treatment facilities, organizations, and Web sites.

National Centre for Eating Disorders (UK)
www.eating-disorders.org.uk
54 New Road
Esher, Surrey KT10 9NU
Tel: + 0845 838 2040
The National Centre for Eating Disorders
provides solutions to problems, including anorexia and bulimia, as well as compulsive eating and dieting. The NCFED Web site provides information on eating disorders as well as access to its nationwide network of counselors specialized in the management of eating and weight problems.

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
www.edap.org
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
Toll-Free Helpline: 800-931-2237
NEDA is the largest nonprofit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders. The NEDA Web site offers information on eating disorders as well as a searchable database of more than 700 treatment providers throughout the United States and Canada. The NEDA toll-free Information and Referral Helpline also offers information and treatment referrals to callers.

National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Canada)
www.nedic.ca
ES 7-421, 200 Elizabeth Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4
Tel: 416-340-4156
Toll-Free Helpline: 866-633-4220
The NEDIC provides information and resources on eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation. The NEDIC Web site also offers a searchable directory of Canadian eating disorder treatment providers.

National Institute of Mental Health Eating Disorders fact sheet
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/eatingdisorders.cfm
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Blvd.
Rm 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: 301-443-4513
Toll-free: 866-615-6464
The National Institute of Mental Health Eating Disorders fact sheet, available online or by mail, is a detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments of eating disorders, with information on getting help and coping.

National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC)
www.womenshealth.gov
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031
Toll-free: 800-994-9662
The NWHIC is a service of the U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health that works to improve
the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States. The NWHIC Web site and call center offer free women’s health information on more than 800 topics, including eating disorders.

Something Fishy
www.something-fishy.org
Something Fishy is dedicated to raising
awareness and providing support to people with eating disorders and their loved ones. The Something Fishy Web site offers information on eating disorders, a searchable directory of eating disorder treatment providers, and online support groups.