Status of Women committee  I think we need to have specialized teams who can work on the eating disorder, number one, but also on other concurrent illnesses and the issue of sexual abuse. That did not happen in Alyssa's case, although we told the doctors and the clinicians very early on that we strongly su

Status of Women committee  I thought the question was for Laura. It was for me?

Status of Women committee  Yes. I think we need to provide programming that educates the general public, doctors, physicians, and any clinicians dealing with the treatment of eating disorders and mental health on these illnesses. I am amazed and sometimes extremely frustrated by the number of people who yo

Status of Women committee  First of all, one of the most, I think, incredibly wonderful resources is offered by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre. Merryl Bear, the executive director, was one of the presenters before your committee. As a family member I travelled years and years ago to NEDIC

Status of Women committee  Absolutely nothing. Back in 1990 when Alyssa was diagnosed, there were no adolescent eating disorder treatment programs in Manitoba. When I started to become an advocate, that was the first thing we really worked hard to do. We opened the first adolescent day treatment eating dis

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to present to you on eating disorders. I feel fortunate to have worked in partnership with many of the people who have previously presented to this committee on Canadian eating disorder services advocacy. I would l