Northeast Treatment Directory

Hynes Recovery Services, MA offers significant assistance to college students and their families with the tools and resources necessary to ensure a successful transition to college for those battling an eating disorder.  Dawn Hynes, founder of Hynes recovery services provides in person clinical support when families request her assistance in obtaining effective treatment for a loved one.  In addition, through the College Assistance Program (CAP Program), she also provides support to high school students nationwide who are in need of securing treatment during the transition period from high school to college.  For more information visit her website:  http://www.hynesrecovery.com/index.html

Hynes Recovery Services Northeast Treatment Directory - Let the Healing Begin!  The most comprehensive Northeast Treatment Directory of Eating Disorder treatment facilities, support groups,Outpatient Providers, and more.  Visit http://hynesrecovery.com/assets/northeastdirectory-v6.pdf to view the directory.

Documentaries

Someday Melissa was founded in 2010 by Judy Avrin following the death of her daughter Melissa to an eating disorder. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Someday Melissa’s mission is to promote recognition and awareness of eating disorders and the importance of early treatment. Along with Danna Markson, LCSW and director Jeffrey Cobelli, Judy created a documentary, “Someday Melissa, the story of an eating disorder, loss and hope.”  For more information or to order the film visit:  http://www.somedaymelissa.org/

Lauren Greenfield’s THIN is an unflinching and incisive experiential and emotional journey through the world of eating disorders and, ultimately, provides a greater understanding of their complexity.  Eating disorders are not simply about food or body image or self-esteem, but a tangle of personal, familial, cultural and mental health issues.  The film focuses on four women struggling with Anorexia Nervosa and premiered on HBO on November 14, 2006.  To learn more about this documentary visit:  http://www.laurengreenfield.com/index.php?p=Y6QZZ990

Support Services

Multiservice Eating Disorder Association (MEDA) - MEDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. MEDA's mission is to prevent the continuing spread of eating disorders through educational awareness and early detection. MEDA serves as a support network and resource for clients, loved ones, clinicians, educators and the general public.

MentorCONNECT is a 100% pro-recovery and closely moderated mentor connection organization led by our volunteer leadership board, which is comprised of recovered persons, clinicians, researchers and administrators to provide support to individuals recovering from eating disorders.  Our community's Support Forums are password-protected, which means that any member's private communications are forever safe from public access.  Our volunteer mentors are extensively pre-screened by a team that includes lay and licensed professionals.  To join MentorConnect visit:  http://www.mentorconnect-ed.org/

I.Cared Collaborative Action to Reduce Eating Disorders - Susan Lewandowski created I.Cared to provide a network of resources to assist in the prevention, screening and treatment of eating disorders.  I.Cared provides resources and information available in Massachusetts and beyond.  

Maudsley Parents was created in 2006 by parents who helped their children recover with family-based treatment, to offer hope and help to other families confronting eating disorders.  Maudsley offers information on eating disorders and family-based treatment, family stories of recovery, supportive parent-to-parent advice, and treatment information for families who opt for family-based Maudsley treatment.  For more information visit:  http://www.maudsleyparents.org/welcome.html

Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA) is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their eating disorders. People can and do fully recover from having an eating disorder. In EDA, we help one another identify and claim milestones of recovery. The only requirement for membership is a desire to recover from an eating disorder. There are no dues or fees for EDA membership. Our primary purpose is to recover from our eating disorders and to carry this message of recovery to others with eating disorders. In EDA, we try to focus on the solution, not the problem. Solutions have to do with recognizing life choices and making them responsibly. Diets and weight management techniques do not solve our thinking problems. EDA endorses sound nutrition and discourages any form of rigidity around food.  ** Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal. **  In EDA, recovery means living without obsessing on food, weight and body image. In our eating disorders, we sometimes felt like helpless victims. Recovery means gaining or regaining the power to see our options, to make careful choices in our lives. Recovery means rebuilding trust with ourselves, a gradual process that requires much motivation and support. As we learn and practice careful self-honesty, self-care and self-expression, we gain authenticity, perspective, peace and empowerment.  To join, visit:  http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org/index.html

Treatment Facilities

Walden Behavioral Care, LLC of Waltham, Mass., a private psychiatric hospital, treats eating disorders and psychiatric disorders.  It is the only facility in New England that provides inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care for patients with eating disorders. By treating mental and physical conditions concurrently, Walden helps achieve lasting results for those who seek a meaningful recovery. Walden has satellite locations in Braintree, Worcester and Northampton, Mass. and South Windsor, Conn. Additional information is available on Walden’s website at www.WaldenBehavioralCare.com

McLean Klarman Eating Disorders Center, Belmont, MA provides evidence-based treatment for young women ages 16-26 with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. The Center offers intensive residential and transitional partial hospital services and special expertise in treating co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses such as depression and substance abuse.  Ranked as the number one psychiatric hospital by US News & World Report 2013, McLean Hospital is the largest psychiatric facility of Harvard Medical School and is located minutes from Boston in Belmont, Massachusetts. Call (617) 855-3410(617) 855-3410 or visit mcleanhospital.org for more information.

The Cambridge Eating Disorder Center (CEDC), located in beautiful Cambridge, Massachusetts, is dedicated to providing the highest quality continuum of care in a community setting to both adolescent and adult females and males struggling with eating disorders. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Seda Ebrahimi, CEDC has grown to offer a full spectrum of treatment options including a 25-bed Residential Program for females 12 and older, a Transitional Living program, and Partial Hospital, Intensive Outpatient, and Outpatient services.  Our comprehensive and coordinated approach to treatment has earned CEDC the reputation for individualized quality care and fostering lasting recovery.  Visit http://www.eatingdisordercenter.org/ for more information.  

Monte Nido, Medford, MA offers premier residential and day treatment eating disorder treatment for adolescent and adults, combining evidenced-based treatment strategies and protocols with emerging new treatments to help clients understand their eating disorder, gain symptom control, and address psychological issues that complicate or perpetuate eating disorder thoughts and behaviors. Treatment includes individual, family and group therapy, nutrition education, meal support, and mindfulness training, all within our unique level system. Call 1.888.228.12531.888.228.1253.  For more information visit their website: http://www.montenido.com/

The Neuroendocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital offers a variety of clinical research studies for women with anorexia nervosa.  Our clinical research studies are enrolling girls and women between the ages of 13 and 70 years old who have had or currently have anorexia nervosa.  We are investigating a variety of health concerns related to anorexia nervosa, including the genetic factors associated with anorexia nervosa, treatments for bone loss, treatments for anxiety and depression, and causes of bone loss.  For more information please email us at myresearch@partners.org or call 617-724-7393617-724-7393.  

National and Online Organizations

NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) provides programs and services to give families the support they need to find answers for the life threatening illnesses associated with disordered eating.  In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified.  The scope and severity of eating disorders are often misunderstood.  Eating disorders are serious illnesses, not lifestyle choices.  Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.  For more information about the supports NEDA provides visit:  http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) is a national organization focused on providing leadership, recognition, prevention, and treatment of BED and associated weight stigma. Through outreach, education and advocacy, BEDA will facilitate increased awareness and proper diagnosis of BED, and promote excellence in care for those who live with, and those who treat, binge eating disorder and its associated conditions. BEDA is committed to promoting cultural acceptance of, and respect for, the natural diversity of sizes, as well as promoting a goal of improved health, which may or may not include weight change.  For more information visit:  https://bedaonline.com/

F.E.A.S.T (Families Empowered and Supporting Eating Disorder Treatment) is an international organization of and for parents and caregivers to help loved ones recover from eating disorders by providing information and mutual support, promoting evidence-based treatment, and advocating for research and education to reduce the suffering associated with eating disorders.  For more information visit:  http://members.feast-ed.org/

Eating Disorder Hope’s mission is to offer hope, information and resources to individual eating disorder sufferers, their family members and treatment providers. The organization began with the help and advice of colleagues, professors, and other organizations specializing in eating disorders. Eating Disorder Hope was founded in January, 2005.  For more information visit:  http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness (The Alliance) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing programs and activities aimed at outreach and education related to health promotion, including all eating disorders, positive body image, and self-esteem. Founded in October 2000, The Alliance has worked tirelessly to prevent eating disorders and promote a positive body image, free from weight preoccupation and size prejudice.  Visit http://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/portal/home#.UzY0eqhdWa8 for more information.  

Something Fishy – Online resource - We are dedicated to raising awareness about eating disorders... emphasizing always that eating disorders are NOT about food and weight; They are just the symptoms of something deeper going on, inside. Something Fishy is determined to remind each and every sufferer of anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder that they are not alone, and that complete recovery is possible. If you are the loved-one of someone that suffers with an eating disorder, use this website to educate yourself. The more you know, the more you are equipped to provide the support your loved-one needs. If you have an eating disorder, you can find help. You can recover. And you deserve to do both.  Visit http://www.something-fishy.org/ for more information.  

The Female Athlete Triad Coalition, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, represents key medical, nursing, athletic, and sports medicine groups, as well as concerned individuals who come together to promote optimal health and well-being for female athletes and active girls and women.  The Coalition strives to prevent the Female Athlete Triad through advocacy, education, international leadership, public policy, and research.  The Female Athlete Triad Coalition, formed in 2002, is a group of national and international organizations dedicated to addressing unhealthy eating behaviors, hormonal irregularities, and bone health among female athletes and active women.  For more information about the Female Athlete Triad Coalition visit:  http://www.femaleathletetriad.org/

Articles and Education Resources

Orthorexia, Excessive Exercise, and Nutrition - Exercise and nutrition are foundational to good health, but extreme behaviors can be a red flag indicating unhealthy behaviors. Examples of this include: excessive exercise, weight obsessions, bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorders. For more information visit:  http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/orthorexia-excessive-exercise