📢New blog alert📢 @annacarnegie.bsky.social from @edcrn.bsky.social talks about the importance of trust in treatment, and how being treated as a unique individual with different interests and hopes for the future helped her recover from anorexia. www.dumpthescales.org/post/seven-p...

Colin Sheridan is one of less than a dozen Irish mainstream journalists who reported and wrote about events in Gaza accurately from day one. His opinion pieces have become must reads. This, on Sally Rooney, is no exception.

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative @edgiuk.bsky.social needs you! EDGI are looking for people with experience of any eating disorder (formal diagnosis not required!) to take part in their groundbreaking research on eating disorders. ⭐Be part of change. Sign up now👉 edgiuk.org

There is no evidence that losing weight will suddenly make me ready for work, and fix the economy." Zoe Hazel, one of our amazing campaigners has penned a blog on her experience of Binge Eating Disorder and the narrative around weight loss jabs. www.dumpthescales.org/post/i-haven...

📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @saakshikakar.bsky.social @mrtzhrl.bsky.social (1)

Currently, eating disorder services do not collect consistent routine data, which means we have limited knowledge of the effectiveness of care. Funded by us, a new study has identified a standardised dataset to be collected by a clinical research network in the UK, EDCRN (@edcrn.bsky.social). [1/3]

"I am watching this [expansion of weight loss jabs] as someone in recovery from both anorexia and bulimia, as well as an advocate for evidence-based research and an ally to those living in larger bodies. It terrifies and saddens me." New blog: ▶️ www.endeatingdisorders.org/post/from-wh...

📚 For our next EDCRN journal club, authored by a member of our Lived Experience Advisory Board, we read about the PEACE Pathway – an autism-informed approach to ED care.

🌱This month, we’re diving into the Full of Beans podcast hosted by Hannah Hickinbotham. Hannah is joined by Dr Jessica Murphy to explore long-term physical/mental effects of EDs in adulthood, and treatment changes needed to better support all ages.

With the right support, a life beyond the all-encompassing nature of an eating disorder is possible. To make this a reality, we need faster, more equitable access to high-quality treatment. We need to understand what works for who and the different factors influencing EDs. We need more investment.

I have been wishing this episode into existence for longer than I care to admit 😅 ...and it did not disappoint! Highly recommended listening!

Abhorrent to see Ireland a party to such violations.

📢Call for participants. If you're a medical provider who has provided abortion care or a person who has (tried to) access(ed) abortion in Ireland since Jan 2019, please consider taking part in this important study.🙏🏻

Amidst (limited and emerging!) research on weight loss medications and their potential impact on mental health, we cannot overstate the influence of weight stigma towards people in larger bodies, which can be a significant source of mental distress.

Spent a great few days in Edinburgh this week with the @edaceatingautism.bsky.social team and others funded under the @ukri.org collaborations in eating disorders research call. Fab opportunity to chat all things peer research and hear updates from ECRs and teams working in the field.

Our new paper describing how we can move the field forward on co-occurring #ocd & #eatingdisorders is now out Give it a read! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @uofleatlab.bsky.social

📚 Our new journal club kicks off with a paper on personalising treatment for Feeding and Eating Disorders (FEDs). We have highlighted key sections that struck a particular chord with the team at EDCRN!

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

Do you or someone you know have experience of being a father of someone with an eating disorder? Please consider taking part in our study! UK-based only @kingsedresearch.bsky.social

We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Includes details of weight loss and ED behaviours so read with care, but v.timely and important article - and research - from @cherilev.bsky.social @doctorpipes.bsky.social @uofleatlab.bsky.social 🙌🙌🙌 #EDAW2025

💙 It's Eating Disorder Awareness Week! 💙Learn more about how the EDCRN is helping those affected by eating disorders. 🧵👇

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance. For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.

New research project ☺️ Have you had anorexia nervosa yourself and have you also held a role where you provide treatment to others with anorexia? Have you also experienced your own treatment for anorexia ending early? Please expand the poster below for more information-

A doctor in New York is facing felony charges in Louisiana for providing medical care—this is just the beginning. Please watch. Share. And make sure you’re following along for more on what you need to know. youtu.be/8jbtJ8jK3S4

Our next EDCRN Journal Club entry is in audio form! 🎧 In this The Life of Bryony episode, Bryony Gordon is joined by eating disorder expert Jess Griffiths to dive into Binge Eating Disorder (BED), a common but often overlooked condition. They share their lived experiences. 🧵👇

Thanks to everyone who joined our online launch earlier! Great to see so many people in attendance and sharing such insightful thoughts and questions. Feeling even more energised for the next steps!✨️ A recording and FAQ from the event will be available soon😊

Happy to chat to anyone who may be interested😊

📢 Join us for the EDCRN launch webinar! 🗓 13th Jan 2025 ⏰ 12:00–14:00 GMT 💻 Online via Teams 💡 Key Topics: ✨ EDCRN vision & motivations ✨ Insights from caregivers & lived experience ✨ How services can get involved ✨ Q&A session 📩 Register now: forms.office.com/e/ZuHS2fbFGm

The older I get, the more I wonder at those who capture the blunt, angry numbness of grief. Not just the sorrow; the emptiness, the rage. The tiring, tedious business of running on the spot. I wish Brian comfort, and only hope he knows how many people his words will reach, and help.

We’ve created a Starter Pack for UK-based eating disorders research to connect & support those in the field! 🧠📊✨ Follow the pack to stay updated & get involved: go.bsky.app/9Qgb1HZ If you would like to be included, send us a DM! 💌

📣5 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! If you've got a passion for stats and the potential of standardised data to help address the eating disorders research field's unanswered questions🔍....then join us! More info and link to apply below👇

Just over a week left to apply for this great role in our team.🤩 An opportunity to join the EDCRN at a really exciting stage of its' development and make a real difference for people with eating disorders and those who care for & support them. Apply by December 15th!

Each year my wonderful pal Rachel arranges Christmas gifts for Ireland's unhoused children. As of last week, there are 14,996 ppl in emergency accommodation in Ireland, inc. 3,448 children. It's a tiny thing to bring joy to them. If you can at all, please consider donating. www.merrylilsanta.ie

2 weeks left to apply! Join the EDCRN team and help develop the data analysis pipelines for the project: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/098308-...

‼️new Lucíta Nandarossa‼️ Dr Berro Pizzarossa & I reflect on the new abortion buffer zone legislation in England & Wales in this short post. TL;DR? Police and surveillance and carcerality will not make abortions safe[r]. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/buffer-zones... 1/

Our study is now on BlueSky! Please give @edcrn.bsky.social a follow for updates on this groundbreaking initiative to improve understanding of, and outcomes for, eating disorders through the collection of standardised data😊

Wonderful to get some time, in the middle of the onslaught on life forces in Gaza and elsewhere, to talk embodied politics and reproductive labour. Thanks to Aideen O’Shaughnessy for writing a great book on ‘abortion work’ and brave feminist movements bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/embodying-ir...