Screen ED

A group of researchers across four states are working on developing a screening tool for use with children aged 5-12 and their parents. ScreenED aims to develop, test, and validate, through collaboration with research end-users and especially those with lived experience, an eating disorder screening tool, ScreenED, for use with children aged 5-12 and their parents.

The team are aiming to develop a screening tool that:

• Uses clear, non-stigmatising, age-appropriate, gender-neutral, culturally safe language
• Assesses risk for a wide range of EDs
• Taps early symptoms reported in research and by those with lived-experience or their parents
• Is feasible for use alongside existing paediatric screening measures (e.g., CHQ, SDQ)
• Has easy scoring methods, clear cut points, and is freely available
• Fosters future innovation in research and health services via wide dissemination into practice

National Strategy Priority Action Items

Identification

3.3 Researchers and the broader eating disorder sector to further validate existing tools and/ or co-design and validate new screening tools where there are gaps for specific population groups (e.g., eating disorder screening tools for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; children under 12, neurodivergent people, LGBTQIA+ people).