Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is an annual campaign spearheaded by the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) to educate the public about the realities of eating disorders and to provide hope and visibility to individuals and loved ones impacted by eating disorders.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
February 24th-March 2nd, 2025
The Time is Now...
The Facts About Eating Disorders...
How can you make a difference?
- Make a donation to support our ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the complexities and treatment of eating disorders
- Follow EDCMT on social media
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Host a presentation for your school, club, workplace, or sports team. Email ajohnson@edcmontana.org to schedule a free, educational presentation
Sources
*Deloitte Access Economics. The Social and Economic Cost of Eating Disorders in the United States of America: A Report for the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders. June 2020.
*Flament, M., Henderson, K., Buchholz, A., Obeid, N., Nguyen, H., Birmingham, M., Goldfield, G. (2015). Weight Status and DSM-5 Diagnoses of Eating Disorders in Adolescents From the Community. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 54, Issue 5, 403-411.
*Arcelus, Jon et al. “Mortality rates in patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. A meta-analysis of 36 studies.” Archives of general psychiatry 68,7 (2011): 724-31.
*Mond, J.M., Mitchison, D., & Hay, P. (2014) “Prevalence and implications of eating disordered behavior in men” in Cohn, L., Lemberg, R. (2014) Current Findings on Males with Eating Disorders. Philadelphia, PA: Routledge.
*Beals KA, Hill AK. The prevalence of disordered eating, menstrual dysfunction, and low bone mineral density among US collegiate
