QuickStart Guide for Co-production in Eating Disorders Research

Organisation / Service

The Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre

The QuickStart Guide for Co-Production in Eating Disorders Research seeks to empower researchers to engage deeply with individuals who have living and lived experience of an eating disorder, including their families and carers, alongside clinicians and other relevant stakeholders. This guide focuses on co-production, outlining its concepts, principles, and practical steps for implementation with the intention of improving eating disorders outcomes across all stages of care.

National Strategy Standards and Actions

Prevention

2.1 Eating disorder sector to establish eating disorder-safe principles for research, drawing on lived experience, clinical and research expertise.  

Treatment

4.4 Researchers, in conjunction with service providers and people with lived experience, to conduct research into existing as well as innovative treatment models to improve outcomes.