Connect Share Collaborate June Meeting

At the next CSC meeting we will hear from Womens Health and Family Services (WHFS) about their Body Esteem Program (BEP).  The program has been providing support to women experiencing Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa through 20-week recovery-focused groups since 2005. In 2007 the service expanded to include Binge Eating Disorder and shortly thereafter to include support for families.  In 2019, in response to community needs and waitlists, the service further expanded to provide individual peer support sessions. 

Based on the guided self-help model ZieZo from the Netherlands, BEP is designed to enable participants to take personal control of their recovery with support from facilitators with lived experience and subsequent recovery.

With additional funding, WHFS now have an incredible opportunity to expand these programs to support ages from 16yrs, all gender identities, rural and remote communities and increased assistance for Supporters.

The presentation will focus primarily on our service for individuals experiencing Binge Eating Disorders, including the July pilot of an all genders groups.