Beat

Beat is a UK charity for people with eating disorders and those who care about them.

They have lots of information and advice on their website about:

• Types of eating disorders
• Recovery
• How to get support
• How to support someone else
• Downloads and Resources
• Training and CPD services for those who may work with people who have an eating disorder in a variety of different settings

Beat campaign to increase knowledge, awareness and understanding of eating disorders across the UK.

They also provide an online directory of eating disorder services run by a variety of different providers.

Online Support Groups

They offer a number of eating disorder online support groups for those with eating disorders. You don’t have to have a formal diagnosis of an eating disorder to use any of them. Their groups include:

• SWAN – for anyone who has or thinks they may have anorexia
• NEST – for anyone with an eating disorder
• KINGFISHER – for anyone who has or thinks they may have bulimia or display some purging tendencies (such as laxative use, over exercising, self-induced vomiting or diuretics)
• HUMMINGBIRD – for anyone with an ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder) diagnosis and/or experiencing ARFID symptoms
• NIGHTINGALE – for anyone who has or thinks they may have binge eating disorder

You can find out more about each group on their website.

Helpline

Support for people of all ages on their Helpline is available by:

• Phone: 0808 801 0677 (Calls to the helpline are free from landlines and mobile phones within the UK and do not appear on itemised bills)
• Email: [email protected]
• Webchat

The helpline is open Monday – Friday 3pm – 8pm.