Lunch and Learn
Understand common eating disorder terms, available treatments, and how parents can support a child who may be struggling.
CATCH Original Videos, Clips, and Podcast Episodes
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Does an Eating Disorder Live in Our Home?
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Eating Disorders and Honest Conversation
Lunch and Learn
Hear an honest parent-to-parent conversation about eating disorders, including warning signs, treatment supports, and ways families can respond.
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Eating Disorders: 3 Do’s & Don’ts of Parenting a Child with an Eating Disorder
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Eating Disorders: Can my child RECOVER?
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Eating Disorders: How can I TELL if my child has an eating disorder?
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Eating Disorders: Parenting tools for a child’s healthy relationship with food
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Eating Disorders: What are the treatment options?
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Eating Disorders: What’s the link between an EATING DISORDER and MENTAL ILLNESS
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Food Fight: A Middle Schooler’s Fight for Self-Acceptance
Parenting the Mental Health Generation Podcast
Author and social worker Linda B. Davis discusses picky eating, self-acceptance, and the real-life teen who inspired her novel Food Fight.
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Understanding Eating Disorders
Learn from Experts
An eating disorder is about much more than a person’s desire to change their body. In fact, it’s a way of coping with deeper emotional pain and is very much a mental illness.
Explore CATCH’s 2-Minute Video Series
CATCH Blog Posts, Resources, Guides and Event Summaries
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Finding Strength Through Struggle
In Real Life
A recent graduate reflects on eating disorder treatment, OCD, and how therapy, friendship, and community helped her find strength and purpose.
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Understanding Eating Disorder Treatment Options
CATCH Resource
Explore eating disorder treatment options and how the appropriate level of care may change as a young person’s physical and emotional needs evolve.
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Understanding Types of Eating Disorders
CATCH Resource
Learn about common eating disorders in young people, warning signs, and why early professional support can improve recovery.
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Warning Signs of Eating Disorders
Expert Guidance
Learn the early warning signs of eating disorders in children and teens, including changes in eating, exercise, clothing and social behavior—and why early intervention matters.
CATCH Reviewed and Approved Resources
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AED Academy for Eating Disorders Website
The Academy for Eating Disorders is a global professional organization focused on advancing eating disorder prevention, education, treatment, and research. Its site is especially useful for connecting families and professionals to credible information in the field.
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By Their Side
A Resource for Caretakers and Loved Ones Facing an Eating Disorder
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F.E.A.S.T. Website
F.E.A.S.T. offers support, education, and empowerment to families of people affected by eating disorders.
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FEAST
True Love In and Out of the Kitchen
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Food Fight
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Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
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Life Without Ed
How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too
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Loving Someone with an Eating Disorder
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Mental Note from ERC
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National Alliance for Eating Disorders Website
The National Alliance for Eating Disorders offers education, referrals, and support for individuals experiencing eating disorders and for their loved ones. Families can find treatment resources, support groups, and helpful information about recovery and care.
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NEDA National Eating Disorders Alliance Website
NEDA provides information, awareness, and support for people affected by eating disorders. The site includes education about warning signs, recovery, treatment, and ways families can better understand and respond to these serious illnesses.
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Overcoming Binge Eating, Second Edition
The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop
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The Eating Disorder Trap
A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones
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Understanding Disordered Eating with Rachelle Heinemann
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When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder
