Resource Library
An enormous amount of written and visual information on eating disorders and related issues exists. NEDIC has listed some helpful sources of information here as a place to begin your personal search. We encourage you to be a critical consumer of information and to screen for the most helpful material for your situation.
The following is a listing of valuable resources on a broad range of eating disorder issues.
Websites
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Organizations & Coalitions - providing information & resources on disordered eating & body image issues
CANADA
| Ontario | |
|---|---|
| Body Image Coalition of Peel | www.bodyimagecoalition.org |
| Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA) - Windsor | www.bana.ca |
| Danielle's Place | www.daniellesplace.org |
| Eating Disorders of York Region (EDOYR) | www.edoyr.com |
| Hope's Garden, Eating Disorder Support & Resource Centre | http://www.hopesgarden.org |
| Hopewell Eating Disorders Centre of Ottawa | www.hopewell.ca |
| Niagara Network for Freedom from Eating Disorders (NNFED) | www.surf.to/nnfed |
| Sheena's Place - Toronto | www.sheenasplace.org |
| British Columbia | |
| Jessie's Hope Society - Fomerly Awareness and Networking around Disordered Eating (ANAD) | www.jessieshope.org |
| Kelty Resource Centre | http://www.bcmhas.ca/SupportCentre/Kelty/default.htm |
| Looking Glass Foundation | http://www.lookingglassbc.com/ |
| Alberta | |
| Alberta Mental Health Board | www.amhb.ab.ca |
| Me Without Measure: An Eating Disorder Organization | www.mewithoutmeasure.org |
| Manitoba | |
| Manitoba Health Eating Disorders | www.gov.mb.ca/health/mh/ed/ |
| Women's Health Clinic | http://www.womenshealthclinic.org/ |
| CMHA - Manitoba Division - Eating Disorders Self Help Program | http://www.manitoba.cmha.ca/bins/site_page.asp?cid=284-683-1430&lang=1&pre=view |
| Quebec | |
| Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia Quebec (ANEB) | http://www.anebquebec.com |
| The Douglas Foundation | www.lanorexiesesoigne.com |
| Nova Scotia | |
| Eating Disorder Action Group | http://www.edag.ca |
| Newfoundland | |
|---|---|
| Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador | http://www.edfnl.ca/ |
INTERNATIONAL
| Argentina | |
|---|---|
| Asociación civil de Lucha contra Desórdenes Alimentarios | http://www.alda.org.ar/ |
| Asociación de Lucha contra Bulimia y Anorexia | www.aluba.org/ |
| Austria | |
| Austrian Society on Eating Disorders (ASED) | www.oeges.or.at/ |
| Austrian Network Eating Disorders | www.netzwerk-essstoerungen.at |
| Australia | |
| Eating Disorders Foundation Inc. | www.edf.org |
| Eating Disorder Foundation of Victoria | www.eatingdisorders.org.au |
| Germany | |
| Information and Consulting Server for Eating Disorders | www.abserver.de |
| Ireland | |
| Bodywhys: Irish National Charity on Eating Disorders | http://www.bodywhys.ie/ |
| New Zealand | |
| Eating Disorder Services | http://www.eatingdisorders.org.nz/ |
| South Africa | |
| Recovery Space | http://www.recoveryspace.org/ |
| Sweden | |
| National Eating Disorder Resource Centre | http://www.kpvcentrum.se/ |
| United Kingdom | |
| Anorexia Bulimia Cares (ABC) | www.anorexiabulimiacare.co.uk/ |
| Beating Eating Disorders (BEAT) | www.b-eat.co.uk |
| Eating Disorder Expert | www.eatingdisorderexpert.co.uk |
| Eating Disorder Resources | http://www.edr.org.uk/ |
| National Centre for Eating Disorders | http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/ |
| Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorder Association (SWEDA) | http://www.swedauk.org/ |
| United States of America | |
| Academy for Eating Disorders – (AED) For Professionals | www.aedweb.org |
| Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness | www.eatingdisorderinfo.org |
| Andrea’s Voice | www.andreasvoice.org |
| Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED) | www.anred.com |
| Body Positive, The | www.thebodypositive.org/ |
| Eating Disorders and Education Network | www.edenclub.org |
| Eating Disorder Coalition for Research, Policy & Action | www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org |
| Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center | www.edreferral.com |
| Elisa Project, The | http://www.theelisaproject.org/ |
| F.E.A.S.T (Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders) | http://www.feast-ed.org/ |
| Gurze Books | www.gurze.com/ |
| Healthy Weight Network | www.healthyweightnetwork.com |
| International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation (IAEDP) | www.iaedp.com |
| Katrini Foundation | |
| Kristen Watt Foundation | www.kristenwattfoundation.org |
| Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association (MEDA) | www.medainc.org |
| Maudsley Parents | www.maudsleyparents.org |
| National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) | www.anad.org |
| National Center for Overcoming Overeating | www.overcomingovereating.com |
| National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) | http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org |
| National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP) | http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/college/eating.aspx |
| National Organization for Women Foundation – Love Your Body Day | www.nowfoundation.org/issues/health/lybdkit/index.html |
| Ophelia’s Place | http://opheliasplace.org/ |
| Payson Road | www.paysonroad.com/payson_home.htm |
| Other Sites - providing information & resources on disordered eating & body image issues by individuals & professionals |
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| Body Image Betrayal and Related Issues (Wendy S. McWhorter-Finney) | www.bibri.com/home/index.htm |
| Body Positive (Dr. Debora Burgard) | www.bodypositive.com |
| Bulimia Help | http://www.bulimiahelp.org |
| Eating Disorders – Disordered Culture (Kathryn Sylva & Robin Lasser) | www.eating.ucdavis.edu |
| Eating Disorder Recovery: Information & Links (Joanna Poppink) | www.poppink.com/index.html |
| Empowered Parents (Abigail H. Natenshon) | www.empoweredparents.com |
| FED UP – Fight Eating Disorders by Understanding the Problems (Amy Herskowitz) | http://www.geocities.com/f_e_d_u_p/ |
| Mirror Mirror (Colleen Thompson) | www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm |
| Pale Reflections | www.pale-reflections.com/default.asp |
| We Bite Back | |
| Size Positive | |
|---|---|
| Council on Size & Weight Discrimination | www.cswd.org |
| Fat!So? | www.fatso.com |
| International Size Acceptance Association | www.size-acceptance.org |
| Largesse – The Network for Size Esteem | www.eskimo.com/~largesse |
| National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance | www.naafa.org/ |
| Radiance Magazine | www.radiancemagazine.com |
| Media Literacy & Advocacy | |
| About Face – USA | www.about-face.org |
| Adbusters | www.adbusters.org/home |
| Adios Barbie | www.adiosbarbie.com |
| Centre for Media Literacy – USA | www.medialit.org |
| Concerned Children’s Advertisers | http://www.cca-kids.ca/ |
| Do Something | http://www.dosomething.org/ |
| Jean Kilbourne | www.jeankilbourne.com |
| Media Awareness Network – Canada | www.media-awareness.ca |
| Media Watch – USA | www.mediawatch.com |
| For and About Girls | |
| Dads & Daughters | www.dadsanddaughters.org |
| Girls Inc. | www.girlsinc.org |
| Kids Help Phone – Canada | http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/en/ |
| New Moon Girls | www.newmoon.com |
| New Moves - an alternative physical education program just for girls | www.newmovesonline.com |
| Power Camp National | www.powercampnational.ca |
| Physical Activity & Athletics | |
| Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) | www.caaws |
| BodySense: A Positive Body Image Initiative for Athletes | www.bodysense |
| Melpomene Institute – USA | www.melpomene.org |
| Ontario Physical & Health Education Association | www.ophea.net/index.cfm |
| Promotion Plus | http://www.promotionplus.org/content/home.asp |
| Women’s Health, Healthy Eating & Self Help | |
| Canadian Health Network | www.canadian-health-network.ca |
| Canadian Women’s Health Network | www.cwhn.ca |
| Dietitians of Canada | www.dietitians.ca |
| Mission Nutrition | www.missionnutrition.ca |
| Ontario Women’s Health Network | www.owhn.on.ca |
| Self Help Resource Centre | www.selfhelp.on.ca |
| Affirmation Sites for Women | |
| Goddess Greeting Cards | www.goddesscards.net/index.html |
| One Angry Girl Designs | www.oneangrygirl.net |
| Men's Issues | |
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| The National Association for Males with Eating with Eating Disorders Inc. (N.A.M.E.D.) |
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