An eating disorder is where you use the control of food to cope with feelings and other situations.
Unhealthy eating behaviours may include eating too much or too little or worrying about your weight or body shape.
Some of the most common eating disorders which can be treated through our eating disorder services include:
Anyone can develop an eating disorder, but we know that teenagers and young adults are most likely to be affected.
With the right treatment and support from a specialist eating disorder service, most people can recover well from an eating disorder.
Young people under the age of 18 who are experiencing an eating disorder. Some services also support adults with eating disorders.
Referrals are accepted from GPs, local Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, and Social Services.
In some cases young people and their families can refer themselves to this service.
The table below includes information on local eating disorder services in north east London and how to contact them for more information.
| Area | Location | Contact information |
|---|---|---|
|
Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest |
The Orchards Health Centre Gascoigne Road |
Phone: 0300 555 1216 Email: eating.disorder@nelft.nhs.uk Website: www.nelft.nhs.uk/eating-disorders-service—london-areas |
|
City of London and Hackney |
Children and Young People Centre 15 Homerton Row |
Phone: 0208 215 5270 Email: elt-tr.ELCEDS-CYP@nhs.net Website: www.elft.nhs.uk/services/camhs-community-eating-disorder-service-east-london |
|
Newham |
385 Barking Road |
Phone: 0208 215 5270 Email: elt-tr.ELCEDS-CYP@nhs.net Website: www.elft.nhs.uk/services/camhs-community-eating-disorder-service-east-london |
|
Tower Hamlets |
Emmanuel Miller Centre 11 Gill Street |
Phone: 0208 215 5270 Email: elt-tr.ELCEDS-CYP@nhs.net Website: www.elft.nhs.uk/services/camhs-community-eating-disorder-service-east-london |
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