Funding Boost to Support People with Eating Disorders
The Australian Government has announced it will boost funding to support thousands of Australians with eating disorders.
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11 December 2012
The Australian Government today announced it would boost funding to support thousands of Australians with eating disorders.
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler said just over $1.9 million dollars would be provided to the Butterfly Foundation for its support and information services for people with an eating disorder.
“Eating disorders are an important mental health issue and this new funding will expand the Butterfly Foundation’s free telephone support line and enable us to begin providing web-based counseling and peer support,” Mr Butler said.
“Families and carers will also be provided with improved access to web-based education and training as part of the expansion.”
Mr Butler also announced that up to $150,000 will be provided to the Butterfly Foundation to identify possible improvements to programs provided by the Australian, state and territory governments and privately-funded services.
“Getting the right information and support at the right time is critical for people with eating disorders, their families and carers and we need services to be more collaborative and better integrated to make sure that’s happening.”
Mr Butler said the Government was committed to the National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC).
“The National Eating Disorders Collaboration was commenced by the Labor Government in 2009 to bring together eating disorder experts in research, education, health promotion, public health and mental health, as well as media.”
“The NEDC has brought a national focus on how to better prevent and treat eating disorders in Australia and this extension will allow our best experts to continue this excellent and necessary work in an area of critical importance.”
For more information, contact the Minister’s Office on 02 6277 7280
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