Eating disorders are on the rise. They affect a person’s mental health and can cause serious harm to a person’s physical health. They can affect anyone but adolescence is a common age of onset. This makes eating disorders especially challenging to healthy youth development. Myths and stereotypes abound, making it harder for young people to seek help on their own. So, it's important to recognize warning signs and offer intervention and treatment as early as possible.

Youth workers don’t need to become experts in eating disorders but should know how to recognize warning signs of common types of eating disorders. Learning how to refer a young person for an eating disorder assessment could save their life.

Join us for this important training to learn about the different types of eating disorders, intervention strategies, and current treatment approaches available. Having the knowledge and skill to support a young person struggling with an eating disorder is your duty of care as a youth worker.