NEDC is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Our work is funded and delivered within financial years. As aligned with NEDC's vision, mission and objectives and underpinned by the National Eating Disorders Strategy 2023-2033, NEDC will be working on the following projects during the 2026/27 year:
National Strategy Implementation
NEDC is funded to coordinate and drive the implementation of the National Eating Disorders Strategy. To support this work, NEDC will deliver the following activities:
National Strategy Implementation Network
NEDC will continue to facilitate the active and engaged National Strategy Implementation Network, comprising sector leaders from across Australia. The Implementation Network provides strategic advice, monitors progress and champions National Strategy activation and implementation.
National Strategy in Action meetings
NEDC will facilitate ‘Strategy in Action’ meetings to support sector collaboration and foster innovative solutions to shared system building challenges. This initiative aims to connect and activate stakeholders to develop and implement changes. The key focus for the next 12 months will be on support pathways for the LGBTQIA+ community, neurodivergence, ARFID, care pathways for young people U/12, and role of nurses in eating disorder response and care.
State and territory activation
NEDC will continue to systematically engage with governments and leaders in all states/and territories to support strategic planning and action including increased national/jurisdictional coordination.
PHN system building
NEDC will provide a systematic and targeted approach with PHNs to support alignment and implementation of the National Strategy Standards and the 56 related Priority Actions. Please reach out if you work for a PHN and would like to deliver eating disorder projects.
Consultation support
NEDC provides responsive and targeted consultation support to stakeholders conducting implementation projects in a range of contexts. This includes stakeholders across mental health, health, psychosocial and community sectors. Need support with your work? Reach out to use at info@nedc.com.au
National Strategy Forums
NEDC will provide three online National Strategy Implementation Forums in this next 12 months. These events host the NEDC team and others from the sector, providing updates on system building activities, sharing resources, and offering opportunities for others to connect in the work.
National Eating Disorder Clinical Practice Guideline
NEDC is leading the development of Australia's Clinical Practice Guideline which will superscede RANZCP 2024. NEDC members will be kept up to date with progress and invited to be part of the consultation process.
Communications
NEDC will keep our members updated on the progress of the National Strategy, providing information on our activities and those from across the sector. Keep an eye on your inbox for our member eBulletin and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X for more regular updates. Not a member of NEDC? You can sign up for free here.
Implementation Resources
NEDC will continue to develop new resources which support the implementation of the National Strategy. This year, resources include a referral guide, screening factsheet, psychoeducation webpage, and an Initial Response webpage.
Evaluation
In line with the National Strategy Implementation Evaluation Framework, NEDC is in the activation phase of the National Strategy Implementation. During this phase NEDC will collect and analyse evaluation data to monitor and track implementation process, progress, outcomes, and impact. This includes hosting the National Strategy Action Hub which is a public facing database, highlighting implementation activities happening across the sector.
Workforce Development
Increase workforce capacity to respond to eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns across the system of care focusing on three areas: Building the future workforce, upskilling the current workforce, and workforce quality frameworks and oversight
National leadership and coordinated implementation of the National Strategy Workforce Actions
NEDC will continue to provide national leadership, oversight and coordination of the 63 workforce-related National Strategy Priority Actions, as articulated in the NEDC Eating Disorder Workforce Development Implementation Plan.
Tertiary Curricula
NEDC assessed eating disorder teaching in tertiary education and is now leading the strategy to embed this content across Australian programs and settings. This includes the national Eating Disorders in Tertiary Curricula EAG, the national Collaborative Network, delivery of Identification Modules (with others to follow), upskilling new educators in eating disorder content delivery, and hosting the national educator database. For further information about the various projects within the Tertiary Education Initiative, please see our webpage.
Lived Experience Workforce Guide and Toolkit
NEDC will complete and publish the Lived Experience Workforce Plan and Toolkit in collaboration with people with lived experience and those that support the lived experience workforce. This will facilitate implementation of the National Strategy Standards and six Priority Actions.
Continued delivery of evidence-based eLearning programs
NEDC will continue to provide evidence-based, accredited, free/low cost, eLearning courses. For further information, please see our eLearning webpage.
Training Approvals
NEDC will continue to coordinate the national Training Approvals, ensuring minimum competency standards are met in eating disorder training and align with the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential requirements.
Priority translation initiatives
Eating Disorder Safe principles
NEDC will continue to support the rollout of the ED Safe principles across community and undertake specific translation initiatives aimed at integrating the Eating Disorder Safe principles into (1) key areas of eating disorder risk, and (2) key systems which can influence wider uptake. NEDC will also establish an ‘ED Safe Champions’ network, for early adopters of ED Safe approaches to collaborate around implementation challenges. This includes the launch of the First 2000 Days Strategy.
Right Care, Right Place
NEDC will continue to partner with four Primary Health Networks (PHNs): Adelaide, North Western Melbourne, Northern Territory (Top End and Central Australia), and Western Queensland to deliver the Right Care Right Place (RCRP) project which seeks to establish a more accessible and integrated system of care through the introduction of an Eating Disorder Coordinator model, aligned with our stepped system of care framework.
First Nations peoples and eating disorders
NEDC will continue to walk alongside First Nations people with lived experience, researchers, clinicians and organisations, supporting First Nations-led initiatives for eating disorder prevention, identification, care and healing. We will also collaborate to ensure whole-of-sector and whole-of-community resources created by NEDC are culturally aligned.
Longstanding eating disorders and the Holding Hope Guide
NEDC will provide implementation support to clinicians and services for the Holding Hope Guidance document and workbooks through collaborative and upskilling activities. NEDC has facilitated two national workshops to support the practical implementation of the Guide. If you and/or your service are interested in partnering in this work, please reach out to the NEDC team.
Eating disorders and higher weight
NEDC will continue to work in partnership with the EDIT Collaboration to support collaboration and partnerships across sectors, driving system improvements for people experiencing eating disorders and are of higher weight. NEDC continues to support the implementation of the Management of Eating Disorders in People with Higher Weight: Clinical Practice Guideline through upskilling activities and resource development.
Suicide Prevention
In partnership with the National Suicide Prevention Office, NEDC will be implementing those recommendations identified in the 2026 Eating Disorders and Suicide Prevention roundtable. Find out more here.
LGBTIQA+ community and eating disorders
Following a recent national roundtable, co-hosted with LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, NEDC will continue to work collaboratively with the community and sector to develop resources and trainings and guide policy to support hte prevention and early response of eating disorders in the LGBTIQA+ community.
Delivery of evidence-based resources, tools, and information
NEDC develops additional evidence-based resources and tools and disseminates information to the community in response to identified needs. New resources are promoted to our members via eBulletins and on our social media platforms.
Sector Collaboration
NEDC provides a vital collaborative and strategic platform for the Australian eating disorder sector, generating a unified sector voice and coordinated national action. To inform this work, NEDC engages a significant group of stakeholders, including clinicians, researchers, people with lived experience, families, and other experts and we proactively engage with all state and national eating disorder lived experience and service development organisations to support coordination of activities and reduce duplication. NEDC will continue to promote resources, services, and training from all state and national eating disorder organisations through NEDC’s communication platforms.
Impartial advice to Government
NEDC plays a vital role in coordinating investment and providing expertise and impartial policy advice to the Australian Government. NEDC provides high quality, timely advice to the Government, informed by NEDC's position as a collaboration of research evidence, lived experience and clinical knowledge.