Work/Life Connections EAP offers online screening for eating disorders

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is February 25-March 3.  The goals are 1) to educate the public about disordered eating and 2) to connect people with potentially life-saving resources.  The reality is that eating disorders affect 30 million Americans at some point in their lives, and they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. 

Work/Life Connections – EAP offers a confidential, anonymous, online screening tool to help employees to decide if they or a loved one may be struggling with disordered eating or body acceptance.  https://www.vumc.org/health-wellness/health-wellness/health-wellness/news-resource-articles/disordered-eating-and-negative-body-image-self-assessment

More screening tools and information on Eating Disorders Awareness Week are available at the National Eating Disorders Association website.  https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

While WLC-EAP does not offer ongoing treatment for eating disorders, Vanderbilt employees and spouses can seek brief, targeted support and referrals to community providers by calling 615-936-1327 and making an appointment with a licensed clinician.