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NEDA Navigator Guidebook Not for public distribution. For exclusive use by official NEDA Navigators 6. Whether meeting in person, calling, or emailing, be clear in articulating the Navigator roles and boundaries (covered in detail in training). This is for your protection and theirs. It is important that contacts understand your role is never to be a substitute for professional care, as Navigators are not qualified to provide any mental health care, and such misunderstanding could delay crucial treatment for someone. You may need to clarify your volunteer status and time availability in order to maintain healthy boundaries and avoid feeling drained (role plays provided in the NEDA Navigator training). 7. If the contact is very upset and/or crying, just listening can be helpful and may be the best gift you can offer. If the person seems in any way unstable, you need to refer them to help immediately, even if it means calling 911. This will be very rare. If the contact indicates they are thinking of attempting suicide or is in immediate crisis, ask them to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If there is talk about self-harming behavior please direct the individual to the Self- Harm Prevention line at 1-800-334-4357. If you are unsure about what to do or what you have done, call or email the NEDA Navigator staff contact, or NEDA Navigator Trainer/Advisor. Most contacts will not involve this level of intensity. 8. When appropriate, you can help them learn more about other programs that NEDA offers as well as what current NEDA Network member organizations are in their region: California Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC), California: http://www.edrcsv.org/ Be You at Be Me, Inc.: http://www.beyouatbeme.com/ Colorado The Eating Disorders Foundation: http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org Florida Eating Disorders Network of Central Florida: http://www.edncf.com Helping Other People Eat (H.O.P.E.): http://www.hopetolive.com/index.php COPE Community Outreach for the Prevention of Eating Disorders: http://www.cope-ecf.org/ Georgia Eating Disorders Information Network, EDIN: http://www.myedin.org The Manna Scholarship Fund: http://www.mannafund.org Maryland Eating Disorder Network (EDN): http://www.ednmaryland.org/ Massachusetts Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association, Inc., MEDA: http://www.medainc.org Missouri Missouri Eating Disorders Association: http://www.dahliapartnership.org New Jersey Someday Melissa: http://www.somedaymelissa.com Guidelines for Navigators ▪ Page 2 ©2012 National Eating Disorders Association. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or other use of this outline without the express written consent of the National Eating Disorders Association is prohibited. 8