Eating Disorders Association 1494199 208232894 2008-04-26T00:52:14Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes The '''Eating Disorders Association''', known as '''beat''' since February 2007, is the major [[United Kingdom|British]] medical [[charitable organization|charity]] in the area of [[eating disorder]]s. It is dedicated to helping people with [[anorexia nervosa]], [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimia]], [[binge eating disorder]] and other eating disorders, and providing information to the public about these conditions. The charity was founded in 1989 from the amalgamation of the existing UK charities, Anorexic Aid and Anorexic Family Aid. The Society for the Advancement of Research into Anorexia merged with the Eating Disorders Association in 1992.<ref>[http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Aboutbeat/History beat: A brief history of the organisation] (accessed 12 October 2007)</ref> ==Activities== The charity runs two national [[helpline]]s, one for adults and one for people under 25. The charity's website includes messageboards, a young persons section and a HelpFinder directory. It received 3.3 million hits in March 2007, after the charity's relaunch under the name "beat". The charity also runs conferences, awards and training events. It is involved in lobbying the UK government on issues relating to eating disorders and raising the profile of eating disorders in the media. ==Awards== The charity was a runner up in the healthcare and medical research section of the UK Charity Awards 2007.<ref>[http://www.charityawards.co.uk/index23.html The Charity Awards 2007: Healthcare and Medical Research] (accessed 12 October 2007)</ref> It also received the national Wellbeing Award of the Children and Young People's Services Awards 2007<ref>[http://community.cypnow.co.uk/photos/children_and_young_peoples_services_awards_2007/picture12.aspx Children & Young People Now: Children and Young People's Services Awards 2007: The Wellbeing Award] (accessed 24 April 2008)</ref> for its work in developing a forum for young people, and in particular for the charity's active involvement of young people in informing its work, via the forum.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.b-eat.co.uk/ Official site] [[Category:Eating disorder organizations]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1989]] [[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]]