Immediate
Support
Support is available for caregivers too.
Initial Point of Connection Program
NIED’s Initial Point of Connection is a highly accessible and timely resource for caregivers of individuals with an eating disorder.
With just a telephone call or text message, caregivers who are often desperate for help find an empathetic, lived-experience ear, a comforting voice of support, and information they can act on.
Caring for Caregivers:
Resource Guide
Caregivers/families/friends play a crucial role and are vital partners throughout the treatment, recovery, and healing journeys of individuals living with an eating disorder. However, being a caregiver to a loved one with an eating disorder, while vital, is psychologically, physiologically, interpersonally, and financially straining. The stress and strain of being a caregiver can lead caregivers to struggle with their own mental health and well-being.
.png)
.png)
Body Brave Self-Guided Recovery Support Program
To help overcome the critical lack of support and stepped care programs for Canadians with Eating Disorders, Body Brave offers an exceptional range of early intervention and ongoing support programs developed by people with lived experience in Eating Disorders, including individuals, caregivers, clinicians and researchers. Once registered with Body Brave, you can access critical immediate care with their Careteam privacy-protected platform. This ground-breaking, person-centred approach includes self-reflection activities, workbooks, recovery resources, and live and on-demand workshops and recovery sessions.
.png)
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
NEDIC provides information, resources, referrals, and in-the-moment support to Canadians affected by eating disorders. You can connect with a trained support worker through their confidential helpline and instant chat service. Helpline: 1-866-NEDIC-20 (416-340-4156 in Toronto) Live Chat: www.nedic.ca Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm EST Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST Saturday & Sunday, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
.png)
.png)
