Resources by country
Helpful links and eating disorder support services for recovery, in Australia and around the world.
Australia
- Medicare eating disorder plan
How your GP can give you a plan for up to 40 psychology and 20 dietitian sessions with Medicare rebates.
- Butterfly Foundation
National charity for eating disorders and body image. Helpline 1800 33 4673, webchat, support groups and recovery programs.
- National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)
Trusted information about eating disorders, and how to find help and treatment.
- InsideOut Institute
Research and free online tools, including a short screening quiz you can take before seeing your GP.
- Eating Disorders Queensland
Support, counselling and groups for Queenslanders and their families.
- Eating Disorders Victoria
Information, a helpline and support for Victorians, and clear facts and statistics for everyone.
- Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA)
Support for parents, partners and carers.
- Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
The professional body for eating disorder clinicians, including credentialed practitioners.
- Mental Health First Aid Australia
Eating disorder first aid guidelines for family and friends.
New Zealand
- Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand (EDANZ)
Support and information for families and whānau.
United Kingdom and Ireland
- Beat (UK)
The UK’s eating disorder charity, with helplines and online support.
- Bodywhys (Ireland)
The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland.
United States
- ANAD
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: free peer support groups and a helpline.
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Information and screening tools.
- F.E.A.S.T.
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders: support for parents and carers worldwide.
- Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
International professional association, with information for patients and families.
- Eating Disorders Coalition
Research, policy and action.
- Maudsley Parents
Information about family-based treatment, for parents.
Canada
- National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
Information, a helpline and live chat.
Other languages
- ANAD: Deutsch (German)
Beratung und Behandlung bei Essstörungen, in Deutschland. (Support and treatment for eating disorders, in Germany.)
- ACAB: Català · Español (Catalan and Spanish)
Associació Contra l’Anorèxia i la Bulímia, a Barcelona. (Association Against Anorexia and Bulimia, in Barcelona, Spain.)
- ROS: Norsk (Norwegian)
Rådgivning om spiseforstyrrelser: råd og støtte til alle som sliter, og til pårørende. (Counselling about eating disorders: advice and support for anyone who is struggling, and for family and friends.)
- NEDC: 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
澳大利亚进食障碍资料，可下载。 (A fact sheet about eating disorders in Australia, to download.)
- NEDC: 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
澳洲飲食失調資料，可下載。 (A fact sheet about eating disorders in Australia, to download.)
- Health Translations: العربية · 中文 · Ελληνικά · Italiano · Tiếng Việt
The same NEDC fact sheet in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Greek, Italian and Vietnamese, from the Victorian Government.
Links checked 14 November 2026.