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Do I Have A Problem? What are eating disorders? Clinical Definitions Medical Complications Who is at risk? Facts & Findings Frequently Asked Questions Helping Yourself 10 Ways to Be Media Savvy Helping Your Child Coping with Teasing Helping Your Student Questions from Educators Helping Your Friend Finding Treatment National Organizations International Organizations Treatment - Boston Area Learning More Books on Eating Disorders Art/Creative Writing Gallery Other Web Sites Homework Helper	International Organizations For general information on International Support Organizations for eating disorders. Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Sister Organizations Located in Deerfield, Illinois, the Academy for Eating Disorders is a global professional association committted to leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment and prevention. In 2009, the AED created the Sisterhood, Chapter and Affliliate Committee, which is designing programs to encourage collaboration between the organizations. Thus far there are nine AED Sister Organizations and one Chapter: The Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED); The Austrian Society on Eating Disorders (ASED); The Chilean Society for the Study of Eating Disorders; The German Eating Disorder Society (DGESS); Dutch Academy for Eating Disorders; Eating Disorder Association of Canada (EDAC); Hispano Latino American Chapter; The Israel Association for Eating Disorders (IAED); Mexican Association of Eating Disorders Professionals; Transdisciplinary Obesity Society (Argentina). Associazone Italiana Disturbi Dell'Alimentazione E Del Peso (AIDAP) Via Sansovino, 16 37138 Verona, Italy Phone: 045-8103915 Fax: 045-8102884 Email: info@aidap.org An independent nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing knowledge about the prevention, treatment and research of eating disorders. Promotes conferences and workshops. Bodywhys - The Eating Disorders Association Of Ireland PO Box 105 Blackrock Co Dublin Ireland Phone: 01-2834963 Helpline: 1890 200 444 Fax: 01-2056959 Email: info@bodywhys.ie Email Support: alex@bodywhys.ie The Butterfly Foundation Melbourne Office: PO Box 453 Malvern VIC 3144 Phone: (03) 9822 5771 Support line: 1-800 ED HOPE (1-800 33 4673) Fax: (03) 9822 5776 Email: education@thebutterflyfoundation.org.au Offers support for Australians experiencing eating disorders and negative body image issues. Chinese Community Health Resource Center (CCHRC) 835 Jackson Street, Room 425 San Francisco, CA 94133 Phone: (415) 677-2473 Fax: (415) 677-2457 CCHRC was established in 1989 as a private, non-profit community center by the Chinese Community Health Care Association (a physicians’ independent practice association), Chinese Community Health Plan, and Chinese Hospital. The Center’s mission is to build a healthy community through culturally and linguistically competent health education programs. Eating Disorders Association of NZ (EDANZ) Phone: (09)5222-679 Email: info@ed.org.nz Provides support, information and help to the families and caregivers of individuals with eating disorders. Eating Disorders: First Aid Guidelines Mental Health First Aid Training and Research Program Orygen Youth Health Research Centre University of Melbourne, Australia Email: ajorm@unimelb.edu.au Aimed at the general public, this site explains how to approach a loved one who may be struggling with an eating disorder. Japan Society for Eating Disorders Phone: 06-6645-3821 Fax: 06-6636-0439 Hosts educational lectures and symposia about eating disorders. Men Get Eating Disorders Too c/o Community Base 113 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XG Email: sam@mengetedstoo.co.uk A UK-based charitable organization dedicated to representing and supporting the needs of men with eating disorders. National Centre for Eating Disorders 54 New Road Esher KT10 9NU Phone: 0845 838 2040 Fax: 01372 469550 Provides eating disorder treatment and professional training courses. National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) ES 7-421, 200 Elizabeth St., Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4 Phone: (416) 340-4156 Toll-Free: 1-866-NIDIC-20 (1-866-633-4220) Fax: (416) 340-4736 Email: nedic@uhn.ca NEDIC -- a program of the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada -- is a non-profit organization that provides information and resources on eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence MidCity Place 71 High Holborn London WC1V 6NA Phone: +44 (0)845 003 7780 Fax: +44 (0)845 003 7784 Email: nice@nice.org.uk Provides guidelines for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders. Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders (SWEDA) Association Strode House, 10 Leigh Road STREET Somerset, BA16 0HA England Phone, Helpline: 01458 448600 Phone, Administration: 01458 448611 Email: support@swedauk.org Nonprofit organization focusing on self-help. Web site provides help and support around anorexia and bulimia nervosa, compulsive eating, binge eating and related eating disorders. This page was updated October 17, 2011.