10 Not To Be Missed Resources from the 2014 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

As March kicks off, the 2014 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week comes to a close. It was a remarkably active week on social media and there were some valuable observations made by collegues that caught my attention. Both Carrie Arnold's post on "Who's ED Awareness Week for, anyway?" and Laura Collin's blog on "More information, less empty 'awareness'" brought up great questions and calls to action. With these in mind, and given the fact that the diagnosis of an eating disorder continues to carry with it some of the highest mortality rates but yet remains among the least federally funded in research, I rounded up my 10 not to be missed resources that can be used throughtout the rest of 2014:

1. NIMH's "9 Eating Disorders Myths Busted" featuring the fantastic Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D.

2. The Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Brochure available in 6 languages, all of which are downloadable for free.

3. A no-cost Eating Attitudes Self-Test with anonymous feedback.

4. The National Eating Disorders Association toll-free and confidential Helpline: 800.931.2237.

5. Eating Disorder Recovery Support, Inc.'s list of treatment scholarships.

6. Men Get Eating Disorders Too Peer Support.

7. Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.).

8. Genetic research participation: Add your DNA to AN25K via ANGI in the U.S. and Charlotte's Helix in the U.K.

9. Ideas and inspiration on advocacy from Eric van Furth, Johanna Kandell, and AED from their twitterchat on "How Advocates are Reaching Eating Disorder Sufferers."

10. Information on how to gear up and participate in the Eating Disorders Coalition National Lobby Days on April 2nd and 3rd in D.C.

I would love to hear from you! What splash did the 2014 #NEDAwareness make for you and what ripples from it are you going to disperse during the rest of the year?