AED Advocacy Fund

Gifts to this fund will enable the AED to continue to develop its worldwide advocacy efforts. Some of the programs currently sponsored include:

• Charter for Action on Eating Disorders: The Charter outlines the treatment rights and expectations of people with eating disorders and the families and loved ones who care for them. This important document has been signed by treaters and carers from around the globe and is used to drive advocacy efforts aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of treatment for individuals with eating disorders.
• AED Global Think Tank: The AED Global Think Tank is an annual meeting held at the AED International Conference on Eating Disorders that draws delegates from around the globe to address ways to improve eating disorders treatment, education, prevention, and research.
• AED Patient/Carer Task Force: This AED task force is comprised of representatives from patient/carer organizations from around the world. Its purpose is to develop educational programs and activist initiatives that address the needs and interests of people with eating disorders and their families and loved ones who care for them.
• Political Action: The AED collaborates with regional eating disorder organizations to lobby for measures to improve the quality and accessibility of eating disorders treatment and research.