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Thank you for your interest in ANAD's treatment referral service! We are here to help.

The following questions are designed to provide enough information for us to make informed referrals to professional eating disorder treatment providers within the U.S. This is a peer-led service, meaning our referrals are not made by clinicians or mental health professionals, and ANAD is a national organization that only operates in the United States therefore, we are unable to recommend practitioners or treatment options outside of our region.

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