Our face-to-face support services provide a safe and understanding environment for individuals to discuss their struggles and work towards recovery.
REDCAN will help you find eating disorder support in your area, as well as signposting to appropriate services which have the resources to support you.
Eating Distress North East are the specialist eating distress charity in the North East and offer support, information, help and hope to people affected by eating distress. We do this through one-to-one counselling and CBT; prevention and education workshops for children and young people and training professionals to aid early identification; and wellbeing workshops for individuals and loved ones.
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First Steps Eating Disorders is a national eating disorder charity providing local help and support to individuals and their families of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Additionally, we offer training and education to professionals and, together with our stakeholders, we advance the latest evidence base for service developments through our service-user-led approach.
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We are a nurse-led specialist eating disorder charity based in Peterborough, supporting people across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. Our service offers personalised assessments and individual support, as well as carers sessions and toolbox talks that provide practical guidance, education and support for families and professionals.
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SWEDA supports children, young people and adults with eating disorders and their families in the South & West. We offer 1-2-1 therapeutic support, support groups, a helpline, training for professionals and outreach at schools and colleges as well as free resources through our website, monthly newsletter and social media.
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SYEDA work across South Yorkshire to provide support for individuals affected by eating disorders, including their friends and family. We also provide a range of training sessions and workshops to raise awareness of eating disorders for professionals in education, healthcare, fitness and across the VCSE sector.
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SupportED work across Scotland offering support groups for adults with an eating disorder and their carers. Individuals do not need a formal diagnosis of an eating disorder. Our befriending service is here to support recovery through weekly phone calls with a trained volunteer.
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Caraline is a local eating disorder charity working across Luton and Bedfordshire, providing early intervention and timely support. We offer evidence based therapies, including CBTE, specialist ARFID support, and lived experience peer support to empower individuals on their recovery journey.
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Focused Recovery for Eating and Emotional Difficulties offers Psychological and dietetic support for those affected by an eating disorder/eating difficulties. We also offer support to those presenting with general mental health and emotional difficulties
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Our face-to-face support services provide a safe and understanding environment for individuals to discuss their struggles and work towards recovery.
At RedcanUK, we understand the seriousness of eating disorders and the importance of addressing them with care and compassion.
Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses, affecting people of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Individuals who struggle with an eating disorder have an unhealthy relationship with food, using disordered behaviours (restriction, purging, binging and other compensatory behaviours such as exercise) as a way of coping with difficult emotions or behaviours.
According to Priory Group, between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder impacting individuals of all ages and genders. Eating disorders are most common in ages 16 to 40, with Binge Eating Disorder and OSFED being the most common diagnosis.
Eating disorders are complex and there can be a number of contributing factors to an individual developing an eating disorder including genetic factors and our biology, as well as environmental factors and our surroundings. Because of this, there can't be a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment which is why REDCAN members offer a range of effective treatments and support options to individuals referred into their services.
An individual's experience of an eating disorder will differ from one person to the next, which also means the way they respond to treatment will also differ. It is important that organisations take a person-centred approach to treatment, recognising any other components contributing to the eating disorder. This can include other presenting health issues or cultural and environmental factors.