Research & advocacy partners
Over the course of four years, Project HEAL partnered with Eating Anxiety Treatment Laboratory & Clinic (EAT Lab) at The University of Louisville to assess the extensive treatment barriers that exist for people with eating disorders through our Barriers to Treatment Access (BTA) Study.
Objective:
Although eating disorders are associated with high rates of psychological and physical impairments and mortality, only about 20% of individuals with eating disorders receive treatment. No study has comprehensively assessed treatment access for those with these disorders in the United States. The authors examined access to eating disorder treatments and how it might vary among some populations.
The results of the study can be found here!
Eating Disorders Coalition
Project HEAL is a proud member of the Eating Disorder Coalition, an organization that is focused on advancing the recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority throughout the United States through advocacy, educating members of congress, raising visibility, and more. It's important to Project HEAL that we don't exclusively focus on providing direct services but that we simultaneously work to eradicate the barriers that our beneficiaries face on a systemic level so that our services aren't ultimately needed.
Collaborative of eating disorder organizations
CEDO is a partnership of mission-aligned non-profit organizations and allies dedicated to increasing awareness and resources at the global, national, regional and local level for people affected by eating disorders and disordered eating.
In pursuit of our mission we advocate for eating disorders education, equitable access to quality, affirming healthcare services, and legislation that advances eating disorder care and funding. CEDO provides a brave space for member organizations to grow and learn from each other.
Columbia University
In addition to Columbia being part of Project HEAL's HEALers Circle, Project HEAL worked with Columbia University researchers to develop, conduct and publish groundbreaking research that demonstrated and validated the value of peer support in eating disorder healing.