Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to say a sincere thank you to all of you for taking the time to be with us today. Our committee has been very focused on this study and has learned much from witnesses like you and others we have had the opportunity to hear. As we all know, it is always great to hear from someone who has worked in this area and has experienced first-hand what eating disorders really are.
My first question is for Mr. Boese. To begin, I want to thank you and congratulate you on seeing the need many years ago and stepping up and doing something about it.
You describe the Avalon Centers making use of a multidisciplinary approach. How did your team come to create this approach? How can we share this as a model with other organizations in the treatment of eating disorders?