Safely Connected, The Eating Disorder Centre
A youth-run Canadian not-for-profit organization providing peer support services and education on eating disorders, with a focus on college campuses and underrepresented communities.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Canada
About
Safely Connected, The Eating Disorder Centre is a youth-run Canadian not-for-profit organization committed to supporting and educating people on the topic of eating disorders, disordered eating and body image issues. The organization focuses on creating peer support services for eating disorders and works to deconstruct normalized disordered eating behaviors and thoughts throughout college campuses. The organization is dedicated to reforming the system of eating disorder care to be inclusive of and centered around the experiences of underrepresented communities, including trans, intersex, and people from gender and sexually diverse communities. They create eating disorder informed care and spaces everyday, centering underrepresented communities through their work. Their training program is specifically dedicated to reforming eating disorder care with an intersectional approach.