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MEEDA - Managing Eating Disorders: Awareness, Prevention, Research, Support

MEEDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to managing eating disorders through raising awareness, prevention, research, and support. Join us in our mission to work together and make a difference. Visit www.meeda.me for more information.

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MEEDA - Managing Eating Disorders: Awareness, Prevention, Research, Support

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  1. Our Role in Managing Eating DisordersBy Dr Jeremy AlfordFounder & PresidentClinical Psychologist URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

  2. Founded in 2009 • Non- Profit Organization • Volunteer Professionals • Currently in Lebanon, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar • Also included is Turkey • Other countries soon • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda

  3. Our Five Pillars • Raising Awareness • Prevention • Research • Support • Work Together • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda • Email: info@meeda.me

  4. Many Variations • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda • Email: info@meeda.me

  5. Early intervention Provide on going presentations and workshops in schools to: • Educate Parents • Educate Children & Adolescents • Teach Teachers • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda • Email: info@meeda.me

  6. ED Conference • In December 2012, we presented MEEDA at the ED conference held in Abu Dhabi, organized by the American Center Psychiatry & Neurology (ACPN) • Saturday 1st of June 2013, in collaboration with the ACPN, the second ED conference is being held in Dubai

  7. Professional Trainings Will provide accredited trainings in collaboration with the National Center For Eating Disorders in the UK. (British Psychological Society approved courses). • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda • Email: info@meeda.me

  8. Current Study Aim • Assess levels of awareness of ED among college students. • The study design has been kept short and simple by using a cross-sectional approach including 2 questionnaires (EAT and EDAT). We are targeting student populations (S=200). • Findings will provide us with important insights and will help tailoring culturally sensitive prevention strategies and treatment options.

  9. Support & Aim • We encourage those with ED to attend support groups. • Overeaters Anonymous is a 12 steps program for compulsive eaters. • We aim to provide different types of support groups. • We also aim to put together an online helpline

  10. Working on • Interactive website which we urgently need to have translated into Arabic. • We are preparing to have a first fundraising event in September 2013. • Leaflets on different eating disorders for schools, teachers, parents and students will be distributed.

  11. So Far • Distributed flyers in schools and general clinics in the UAE & Kuwait • TV interviews and talk shows in Lebanon and the GCC • Free workshops eg. At the AUD • TV segment filmed and broadcasted with live testimony of a sufferer for the international awareness week • Present in the 1st Mental Health & Women conference in the Gulf in March 2013

  12. How You Can Help • Become a Friend of MEEDA • Become a Professional Member • Volunteer to help us • Follow us on social medias • Spread the word • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda • Email: info@meeda.me

  13. THANK YOU! • URL: www.meeda.me • Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation • Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda • Email: info@meeda.me

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