Bodywhys are recruiting volunteers nationwide to deliver the ‘Be Body Positive’ schools programme. The ‘Be Body Positive’ youth-focussed campaign was launched during eating disorders awareness week in February.  The aim of this campaign is to help young people to feel more positive about their bodies.  As part of our ‘Be Body Positive’ campaign we are […]

The Bodywhys helpline will be closed on 2nd April, open on 3rd April (11am-1pm), and closed 4th and 5th April. Please click here for further information.

The youthconnect online support group for people aged 18 and under will be going ahead on Easter Sunday from 7pm – 8.30pm. Please click here for further details. We recognise that Easter can be a difficult time for people so this support service will be there for anyone needing some support this Easter. Also remember […]

The Galway support group for people with eating disorders will be held on Tuesday 6th April instead of bank holiday Monday 5th April. Please see here for details of when and where this group is held.

The Bodywhys telephone helpline will be closed on St. Patrick’s Day, 17th MArch, 2010.   Please see here for full details of helpline hours.

There will be no Dublin Support Group on St. Patrick’s day.. the next group in MArch will be on Wed, 24th March, 2010 at 7.30pm sharp! For full details of our support groups click here.  

Bodywhys are today launching Bodywhys Youthconnect – a brand new online support service for Under 18s. The service is an evolution of the existing BodywhysConnect service which has been running successfully since 2003. YouthConnect will function as an online support group for those affected by eating disorders aged 13-18. Users can register via youthconnect.bodywhys.ie and […]

Bodywhys launch Be Body Positive campaign Bodywhys – the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland – today launched the ‘Be Body Positive’ Campaign, encouraging young people to get involved in promoting a positive body image amongst their peers. The campaign, which is being launched as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010, is aimed at addressing […]

This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010. The week runs from February 22nd-26th – a full list of events is available here. To play your part in raising awareness this week, you can: – Attend one of our events – Become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter – Sign up for […]

Bodywhys have today launched a new text service to make it easier for those affected by eating disorders to access information and support. By texting a code word to a standard rate text number, users will be able to receive an eating disorders information pack or a copy of the Bodywhys Resource for Parents. • […]