All of those, in short. F.E.A.S.T. provides advocacy and education to parents or any caregiver of an individual with an eating disorder. What provided me with the most assistance through the entire process of caring for my child was on-the-ground support, but it was virtual on-the-ground support. F.E.A.S.T. has a forum and it's international so there's always somebody online. Because it's a 24/7 day in, day out type of care that's needed through the acute phases, that was vital.
I think because the community is lacking in resources, parents are left adrift. F.E.A.S.T. provides that; it fills some of those gaps in terms of providing parents with a road map for how to do FBT. It complements the family-based treatment that they're getting in their communities. With federal funding for something like that.... They exist as a touchstone for parents. They operate to fill some of the gaps. I think with awareness and with peer support, a lot of parents would have the additional resources.