Support Groups and Trainings For Parents/Carers
(Please note, FEAST is not able to evaluate the philosophical approach or quality of the groups below. Some support groups may be facilitated by or have an atmosphere that is based on a older models that distance or blame parents. F.E.A.S.T. advises parents to research in advance and to seek optimistic, science-based support environments that help parents be engaged and assertive.)
Online
Around the Dinner Table offered by F.E.A.S.T.
Carers' message board b-eat sponsored online forum
"Get Connected - Caregivers are the experts" an online Maudsley-based chat moderated by therapists around the world (in English, German, and Czech)
Australia
The Eating Disorders Foundation
Family & Friends Support Groups
Northern Districts Support Group Meet 3rd Thursday of every month 7:15pm. Southern Districts Support Group Meet 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00pm http://www.edf.org.au
Barwon Health's Eating Disorders Services
Geelong Clinic, Townsend Rd, St Albans Park, at 7-9pm every Tuesday for the next five weeks. Dr King on 5227 8481.
Family Information Program
The Eating Disorders Resource Centre in Queensland offers a four week information and support group specifically for families and friends of people with eating disorders. The group will run every Tuesday for four weeks from 6.30 to 8.30pm
Rosemount, Cartright St, Windsor.
To register, please call the Resource Centre on (07) 3394 3661. www.eda.org.au/groups.html
Family Skills Training Program
The Eating Disorders Resource Centre in Queensland
Every Tuesday for six weeks from 6.30 to 8.30pm
Rosemount, Cartright St, Windsor.
To register, please contact the Resource Centre on (07) 3394 3661. www.eda.org.au/groups.html
U.S.
California
Orange County, CA/Lake Forest, Family ED-Anon Meeting: Rebecca's House Eating Disorder Treatment Programs
For more information visit www.rebeccashouse.org or call 800-711-2062.
California
San Ramon
Free Support Group for Parents and Loved Ones of Individuals Suffering from Eating Disorders. For further information, all Nancy Clarkson at 925-829-5554, email lablimo@pacbell.net.
California
Danville
ANAD Family and Friend Support Group 2ND and 4TH Mondays, 7:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M., Discovery Counseling Center, 115 A Town and Country Drive. If you are not on the confirmation/contact list, please call or e-mail to confirm meeting date and time before attending. Nancy Clarkson 925-829-5554 or lablimo@pacbell.net.
Colorado
Denver
Family & Friends Support Group
First and third Thursday of each month 6:00-8:30pm - A group for families and friends of individuals suffering with eating disorders to discuss their problems, concerns and successes. RSVP & questions to Eating Disorder Foundation at 303-322-3373.*Meetings are held at The Eating Disorder Foundation, 3003 East Third Ave, Suite 110, basement level, Denver, CO 80206.
Colorado
Denver
Family & Friends Support Group
2nd Tuesday of the Month 5:00-6:15pm Location: Eating Disorder Center of Denver 950 S. Cherry St. Suite 1010 Denver, CO 80231 RSVP at (303) 771-0861. Walk-ins welcome. Facilitator: Jessica Larson, MEd Cost: $10 for individuals and $20 for each group of two or more.
Georgia
Ridgeview
F.E.D. Support Group (Friends & family of people with eating disorders).
Mondays from 6:00 ? 7:00pm. Regular meetings will be held on all other Monday nights. Location: Ridgeview Institute, Young Adult Unit, Cottage E-East, Room 4. No pre-registration required. Cost: Free.
Maryland
Towson
Eating Disorder Network of Central Maryland
Michigan
Royal Oak
Parent educational programs, trainings, Maudsley introduction
call 248-551-2385.
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Support group/seminar for parents of eating disordered adolescents, using the 2008 (revised) Off The Cuff by Nancy Zucker as text. Mondays from 6:30 to 8, call Rhonda Overberger LPC, LMFT at (269) 341-9629. overbergerr@yahoo.com
http://rhondahelp.com
Minnesota
Hope Network Parent Support Groups
Class for people who care about someone with an eating disorder. Using a Group Coaching model designed to educate about eating disorders, the class will help participants to: navigate the system including health insurance issues, access resources, learn valuable skills for improving your own self-care during this crisis and build connections with other families to share support with one another. The main goal is to help you to let go of fear and panic and reclaim peace and hope. The class is available in person in Minneapolis, MN, as a teleseminar or webinar. It is also available to treatment centers to purchase for their families. For information contact Becky Henry at 952-451-5663, Becky@hopenetwork.info or www.hopenetwork.info.
New York
Friends and Family Support Groups ICP, 1841 Broadway at 60th St., 4th floor. Call 212- 333-3444 or email csabnews@hotmail.com
New York
Mothers to Mothers Mentoring
Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders (ROAED), a not-for-profit eating disorder organization serving the NY metropolitan area, is "reaching out " to parents of children of any age who are suffering from an eating disorder to provide them with a mentor to help them through this difficult time. Our Mothers to Mothers Mentoring Program is specifically for mothers of children who are suffering . Mothers who have a child with an eating disorder are given the opportunity to be supported by a mother who has gone through a similar experience and who can provide insight and guidance. Communication is mostly by phone and therefore participants do not have to be in the New York metropolitan area. We welcome as volunteers mothers whose children have recovered. Please call 212-935-2015. and visit our website ? www.roaed.org.
New York
New York
Group for Parents who have an Adolescent with an Eating Disorder. A Maudsley Focused Group
The parent group uses principles from the Maudsley treatment?a family based intervention that empowers parents to take charge of refeeding their eating disordered adolescent. The parent group focuses on psychoeducation regarding eating disorders; it coaches parents in refeeding strategies; teaches relaxation exercises for themselves and their adolescents; teaches problem solving techniques; and provides emotional and strategic support for parents as they learn how to effectively manage this very difficult process. For information contact Jennifer Jones, Ph.D. at 31 West 9th Street, 1st Floor, NY, NY 10011, Call 212-604-4643 or email jej2005@verizon.net.
North Carolina
Family and Friends Support Group meets the third Sunday of each month from 5:00-6:00pm Davidson, Southlake Center at 704-896-7776
Ohio
Support group for family and friends For information call Carolyn I. Pickler, LPCC, 3632 W. Market Street, Suite 104, Akron, OH 44333, at 330-666-5004 or email carolynpickler55@msn.com.
Tennessee
Families Supporting Families (Nashville) When: 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:00 pm
Where: 2120 Crestmoor Road, Ste. 3000
Contact: Kathy at (615) 665-0105 or Connie at (615) 269-5709.
Tennessee
Families Supporting Families (Jackson) When: 1st Thursday at 7:15 pm
Where: Regional Hospital of Jackson, Contact: Susan at (731) 664-8776
Tennessee
Families Supporting Families (Johnson City) When: 1st Tuesday 7:00 pm
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Holston Room
Contact: Susan Elaine at (423)-439-8000
Tennessee
Families Supporting Families (Memphis)
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm
Where: Kingsway Christian Church
7887 Poplar Ave., Room 102
Contact: Gina Prigoff, Ph.D. at (901) 268-4964
Virginia
Charlottesville
When: 2nd Saturdays at 12:30 pm
Where: 3479 Preddy Creek Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Contact: Kate Bruno at (434) 923-4520 or visit www.ontracknutrition.com/newsletter.html
** Organized by parents.
Do you run or know of a support group for parents/carers of eating disorder patients? We're on the lookout for positive environments for parents to learn and support one another. Please email us with details: info@FEAST-ED.org
(Page last updated March 20, 2010)
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