Helping to deal with eating disorders

Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating include extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviours surrounding weight and food issues.

When someone starts high school or college it can be challenging time for many young people. Each young person deals with this in different ways. Unfortunately for some, they use food as a way to cope with life changing events for example: exam pressure/ peer pressure.

As a result Adapt Eating Distress Association along with the Southern Regional Colleges are now offering an information and support service within the colleges every Wednesday from 11-1pm to people suffering from eating disorders and their friends/family.

Dates and time available are as follows: Wednesday, October 6, Banbridge Campus, Wednesday, October 13, Newry Campus, Wednesday, October 27, Banbridge campus, Wednesday, November 3, Newry campus, Wednesday, November 10, Lurgan campus, Wednesday, November 17, Banbridge campus, Wednesday, November 24, Newry campus, Wednesday, december 1, Lurgan campus, Wednesday, December 8, Banbridge campus.

This service is open to the general public - you do not have to be student at the college to avail of this service.

For further information contact Mary Maginn, Young Persons Project Officer, Adapt Eating Distress Association, 37 High Street Lurgan. Tel: 02838347535 Email: [email protected]