How can schools support students with disordered eating behaviours?

An online downloadable information resource for teachers on how they can support students with eating disorder behaviours and how to identify eating disorders. The resource provides practical, evidence-informed guidance to help school staff identify signs of disordered eating and connect students with appropriate support. It also outlines prevention and early intervention strategies for the school setting and is designed to support Department of Education guidelines and policies.

National Strategy Standards and Actions

Prevention

4.5 Eating disorder organisations to partner with industry bodies to develop and roll-out workplace initiatives for eating disorder prevention, such as through eating disorder-safe guidelines for workplaces, employee wellbeing programs and staff health/activity challenges.  

5.3 Eating disorder service development and lived experience organisations to continue to provide evidence-based training, resources and support for people providing prevention programs or interventions (e.g., school staff, sports coaches, workplace wellbeing managers). 

Identification

1.2 Eating disorder and mental health organisations to continue to provide evidence-based information about eating disorders signs and symptoms and pathways to care, tailored to a range of audiences. 

1.4 Eating disorder lived experience organisations to continue to provide evidence-based resources to assist people and their families/supports and communities to identify concerns and pathways to care.