• Maudsley Parents, a volunteer organisation of parents who have helped their children recover from anorexia and bulimia through the use of Family-Based Treatment, also known as the Maudsley approach
• Beat’s Worried about Someone page and Downloadable Resources page, including their booklet for carers with practical advice on supporting adults or young people with eating distress
• Regional Carers Centres are situated throughout the North East. These offer a safe space for adults who provide a voluntary caring role to talk, be heard and receive support. The attached provides contact details for each local centre.
• Young Minds Parents’ Helpline: 0808 802 5544, free, confidential online and telephone support to any adult worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person up to the age of 25
• Carers Information from the NHS: national information, advice and support for carers in England
• Bodywhys: the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland, including their free booklet Eating Disorders – a Resource for Parents
• Helpguide.org: USA website with information about helping someone with an eating disorder
• Teen Body Image And Self-esteem – A Practical Guide For Parents- A guide containing practical advice around supporting the mental health and body image of teenagers.
• Eating Disorder Support UK - to help and support the parents and carers of people with eating disorders and other mental health conditions.

Maudsley Training course 

We offer this free two-day course twice a year and people who take part tell us it is of enormous benefit to them.

Course Outline 

The aim of the New Maudsley Model is to help Carers feel more confident and empowered in their role, to reduce their anxiety, and improve communication lines in the family, ultimately helping them best support their loved one on their path towards recovery. 

It aims to do this by: 

• Strengthening carers’ beliefs in their abilities to make change possible 
• Giving carers the opportunity to express concerns about the illness 
• Discussing the basic principles of behaviour change 
• Teaching communication skills (ability to express & process emotions) 
• Promoting respect, satisfaction, and a unified approach within the family 
• Maximising carers skills (warmth with limits and boundaries) 
• Highlighting factors which may be aggravating the problem 
• Teaching the skills of problem solving 

Quotes from participants  

“Fantastic! Just Fantastic! Thank you so much for being so determined to help others after your own experience. Truly inspiring and I believe you are helping to save lives” 

“Helpful and in-depth and prioritized”  

“Wish I’d had this training years ago” 

“I learnt more in two days than I have in the past 10 years” 

“Thank you for organising. It is always good to share with others in the same boat. Loads of “food for thought and action” 

“An excellent course which was delivered perfectly. It gave me a much better understanding as to what and eating disorder individual is going through. Also helped me identify what I have been doing wrong!” 

“Huge thank you to EDNE, first help we’ve had as parents. Also huge thanks to FighED for such amazing, honest training – it really has changed my outlook on ED and given me the tools to support our daughter”.  

“Thank you so much X” 

For more information or to book a place on our next Maudsley Course, please contact us via enquiries@edne.org.uk or telephone 0191 221 0233.