#SpeakUp small grants 2018-19 - South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association

Report - 30 October 2019

South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association (SYEDA) helps people with eating disorders and their supporters. They used their #SpeakUp Grant to explore a voice initiative and to consider the new eating disorders pathway in Sheffield.

Our #SpeakUp small grants scheme awards funding to local community, voluntary, or not-for-profit groups, enabling them to engage with their communities about what matters to them. 

Click here to find out more about the scheme

Recommendations from the report

SYEDA made in depth recommendations about the following themes:

  • The impact of mental health comorbidities on people with an eating disorder
  • The unsuitability of using Body Mass Index (BMI) as a diagnostic tool
  • People's experiences of treatment and the attitudes of staff
  • Increasing participation in SYEDA Voice to allow service users a platform

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Read the full report to find out more about the project and what SYEDA found:

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