The purpose of NEDC's National Strategy Implementation Forums are to provide information, resources, tools, and connections to support all stakeholders in their action aligned with the National Strategy.
Our next Implementation Forum will be held in approximately September. We will communicate with our members when the date is confirmed.
Previous Implementation Forums
Forum 1 - Wednesday 6 December, 2023
This can be done. A forum on the implementation of the National Eating Disorders Strategy 2023-2033
During this forum, speakers supported attendees to identify Standards and Actions across the Stepped System of Care relevant to their role, enabling a sequenced, action-oriented and supported approach to implementing the National Strategy.
A new resource to support stakeholders to develop local system building initiatives was launched. My Action Plan is available in a fillable PDF or printable Word form. Please see the right side green boxes.
You can watch a recording of the forum here or access it from the green side box.
We encourage you to watch the forum and download the Action Plan from the right side of this page.
Forum 2 - Wednesday 20 March, 2024
Taking action across the stepped system of care
During this forum, we heard from seven speakers who presented on top-down and bottom-up initiatives from across Australia, across service type, and across components of the system of care. These presentations are designed to inspire you for action, provide models or frameworks from which you can adapt to your local context, and provide connections with people who are working in similar contexts or settings.
We heard from:
- Bronny Raykos, Centre for Clinical Interventions: GroundED
- Simon Davis and Brigette Andreotta, headspace Darwin & Palmerston: Enhanced Care Eating Disorders Stream
- Grace Collinson, Butterfly Foundation: Next Steps Outpatient Program
- Stacey Roy, Adelaide PHN: Needs Assessment
- Tania Withington, QLD CYMHS: Strong Foundations
- Anita Reimann, Tasmanian Eating Disorders Service: Enhancing Inpatient Care: A Preferred Ward Model Care and Transition: In-reach and Multidisciplinary Community Clinic
Access the recording here, or by using the green side box.
Forum 3 - Wednesday 19 June 2024
Mental health professionals: Your role in eating disorders prevention, identification and response
This forum was for all mental health professionals and those that support mental health professionals (e.g. managers, leaders) across role and service setting.
During this forum, NEDC supported attendees to understand their role in the National Strategy, providing information, resources, and support networks to guide them in this work. We heard from Jasmin Watson, occupational therapist, supervisor, CEED Clinical Lead, mental health professional who spoke from the perspective of these different roles about the activities that she has undertaken to enhance service responses to eating disorders.
A new resource to support mental health professionals to identify their role in the National Strategy implementation was launched. Access the Resource for mental health professionals here.
Access the recording here, or by using the green side box.
Questions and feedback
If you have questions for us or any of our presenters, please reach out to us at nationalstrategy@nedc.com.au.
Together, we will be able to build a nationally consistent, effective, equitable, and coordinated system of care that meets the needs of people experiencing or at risk of eating disorders and their families, supports, and communities.