Please get in touch with REDCAN agencies, if you're worried about yourself or someone else in relation to eating. We do want to hear from you, and our teams are very experienced. It's okay not to be sure what you or someone else is experiencing.
Below you'll find out about the eight agencies that make up REDCAN, and can see if one covers your area.
Each REDCAN agency is unique, offering a wide range of direct prevention and early intervention support services both in person and online. These include:
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.
The postcode finder will aim to locate the nearest REDCAN charity, but the tool is under development.
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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format_quote It wasn’t until my late 30s that a mental health nurse identified I had an Eating Disorder and referred to First Steps ED for support. I didn't think you can help an ED when you were overweight… First Steps ED supported me in identifying and accepting it, which was very hard for me. format_quote
Service user
format_quote SEED have helped me so much at the moment my eating disorder is not active and I think I have won the battle after 35 years format_quote
Service user
format_quote I've really appreciated the help I've been given at EDNE, didn't feel like I was just there as a client who just needed to get to the end of their sessions. I actually felt heard and understood. format_quote
Service user
format_quote I can’t believe the difference that SYEDA made to my daughter’s life, I am so grateful to the service and how it has helped her. format_quote
Parent
format_quote PEDs saved my life. I can't thank them enough for the support they've given me format_quote
Service user
format_quote The charity really was a lifesaver for me at a time where I felt unsupported and lost in my recovery journey. format_quote
Service user