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Learn more about eating disorders in these informational videos:

Understanding Eating Disorders
by: Thomas Insel, MD
National Institute of Mental Health

Anorexia Nervosa in Teens: What Parents Should Know
Katharine L. Loeb, PhD 
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Eating Disorders in Adolescents
Daniel Le Grange PhD
University of Chicago



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Connect with the Parent, Family & Friends Network (PFN)

If you'd like to connect with a PFN member or need to find resources that fit your needs, email us at pffnetwork@myneda.org and we will help direct you to the many programs and resources designed just for you, like the quarterly PFN Newsletter!

Join the PFN to receive our quarterly newlsetter, registration announcements for the new PFN Webinar Series and notifications of upcoming events.

Programs and Resources

NEDA Navigators are volunteers-- "trained friends" who are non-professionals offering informal support and guidance. To find a NEDA Navigator in your state or learn more about NEDA Navigators, click here. 
The NEDA Parent Toolkit is a comprehensive guide full of important information, including how to advocate for your loved one. Click here to access to all NEDA Toolkits.
Note:
NEDA will send a free Toolkits CD-ROM to schools in your area on your behalf. Getting critical information to those in a position to recognize signs of an eating and intervene is as easy as filling out this request form!
The Loss Support Network is a new program connecting those who have lost a loved one to an eating disorder for support. You can get involved by volunteering to support others who are dealing with a loss, requesting support from a current volunteer, or by connecting with other volunteers.
TheSTAR Program fights for awareness, education, early intervention and prevention programs, funding for research, and improved access to treatment of eating disorders. For more information or to get involved in advocacy efforts, click here.

Battling with your insurance company? You are not alone.
Help us raise awareness about this common and unconsionable practice. Let others gain from your experience and help us improve access to treatment. Share your stories for the NEDA Bank of Insurance Stories. Complete the fillable form, save it, and then email it to star@myneda.org.

Newsletter

The Quarterly PFN Newsletter, Making Connections, brings you coverage on eating disorders from a wide array of perspectives, including parents, clinicians, and people in recovery. The most current version of Making Connections is listed below. For a complete archive of past issues, click here.
2011 Fall Newsletter Topics Features: Athletes in Recovery, Insurance 201: Single Case Agreements, Reaching for the Stars: A Family's Experience at the Conference, Conference Recap & Inaugural Teen Summit Summary, In Focus: Males and Eating DisordersLoss Support and much more!

Webinars

For Dads by Dads: Tips for supporting a child with an eating disorder and practicing self-care
March 1st, 5:00-6:30pm EST (2:00-3:30pm PST)
If you are the father of a child with an eating disorder, we invite you to join NEDA Navigators Mike Pollan and Paul Cordero for this FREE online webinar for fathers by fathers.  They will share what they have learned from their own experience of caring for a child with an eating disorder about the role fathers can play in the recovery process.  Click here for more information and to reserve your spot! 

Recovery from an Eating Disorder: What Does Real Recovery Look Like?

This animated webinar, presented by PBS's This Emotional Life, is an insightful discussion on the topic of recovery from an eating disorder. Hear from three panelists who are in recovery. Listen as Ovidio Bermudez, MD discusses what the road to recovery looks like from an expert's point of view. Moderated by NEDA President/CEO Lynn Grefe.

NEDAwareness Week 2012 will feature launch of the Parent, Family & Friends Network's (PFN) new webinar series!
You won't want to miss the NEDA Navigator-led "Dads" webinar, the "Putting on a Panel Event" webinar by former PFN Chair, Susan Maccia, or the "Volunteer Speaker Training," which features NEDA Navigators Clinical Advisor Ilene Fishman, LCSW and NEDA Ambassador and author of Life Without ED, Jenni Schaefer. Be sure to register for NEDAwareness Week to access the webinar registration list.

Do you have an idea for a webinar? Are you interested in contributing?
Email pffnetwork@nationaleatingdisorders.org to share your ideas and thoughts.