Empowering Educators to Support Students with Eating Disorder Resources
Recognizing the signs, changing the narrative, and guiding students through recovery.
The Growing Concern of Eating Disorders in Adolescents
Essential Eating Disorder Resources for Educators & Schools
Download and share these fact-based guides with students, parents, and staff.
Educators' Guide to Eating Disorders
A list of free, virtual support groups led by individuals with lived experience, including specialized groups for students and parents.
Guide for School Social Workers
A resource to help educators and caregivers approach sensitive discussions about eating disorders with students.
Guide for Coaches & Student Athletes
A list of free, virtual support groups led by individuals with lived experience, including specialized groups for students and parents.
ARFID in Schools
The guide offers practical ways to recognize possible ARFID concerns, speak with families, support students during meals and school activities, and connect students with appropriate care.
Eating Disorder Fact Sheet
A quick-reference guide dispelling myths and providing key facts about eating disorders.
ANAD Programs Overview
A comprehensive list of available support and treatment resources for students and parents.
ANAD Helpline
A confidential helpline offering guidance, support, and treatment referrals for those affected by eating disorders.
Starting A Conversation Guide
A resource to help educators and caregivers approach sensitive discussions about eating disorders with students.
ANAD Support Group Schedule
A list of free, virtual support groups led by individuals with lived experience, including specialized groups for students and parents.
Transition Guide for High School Graduates
From our friends at The Dorm! This guide provides insight into common student stressors and vulnerabilities, including AI reliance and companionship.
BLOG: The Hidden Cost of Perfection: What Every Educator & Parent Should Know About Eating Disorders in High Performers
In “The Hidden Cost of Perfection,” educator Stacey Roshan pulls back the curtain on the “paradox of the high achiever,” revealing how the very traits we celebrate in students—discipline, motivation, and meticulousness—can often mask a silent struggle with eating disorders. By sharing her own personal journey, Roshan challenges parents and educators to look beyond the “perfect” exterior of high-performing students and recognize the quiet red flags of perfectionism before the pursuit of excellence becomes a matter of life and death.
Bring A Peer Support Group to Your School
As the leader in eating disorder peer support, ANAD is excited to expand our support group program to colleges and universities across the country. This peer support group program is completely free to your school. Together we can spark healing conversations and empower the next generation of peer supporters and student leaders.
Contact ANAD’s Peer Support Group Coordinator Athena at to set up a meeting to talk about starting your in-person college support group. Following that meeting, you will need to connect with your school student wellness office to discuss the steps that you need to follow in order to start in-person support groups on your own campus.
ANAD facilitates all training. Anyone interested in leading an ANAD College Support Group will first complete 12 modules of an online individual training and then will take part in a virtual Live Training Session with their fellow facilitators.
There are several things that you can do to help support ANAD and raise awareness for eating disorders on your college campus. These include (but are not limited to) hosting educational events, hosting ANAD Candlelight Vigils, and hosting ANAD fundraisers. To discuss these options in more detail please contact ANAD’s Peer Support Group Coordinator at .
School administrators/staff members need to assist students in starting the college support groups by recruiting support group facilitators, finding a place to host the support groups, and advertising for the support groups in their student wellness office.
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