Eating Disorders
According to a 2002 survey, 1.5% of Canadian women aged 15 – 24 years had an eating disorder.
Government of Canada. (2006). The Human Face of Mental Health and Mental Illness in Canada 2006.
While eating disorders have traditionally been held to be gender specific to girls, increasingly boys and young men are subject to the condition.
General Information
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
http://www.nedic.ca
Local Area Resources
Sheena’s Place (Toronto)
http://www.sheenasplace.org
Bellwood Health Services Counselling Centre (Toronto)
http://www.bellwood.ca/families-counselling.p