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Run 20
Run 20 miles your way in the month of July! You have 31 days to complete your challenge, whether you choose to run one mile a day, or break it down to one run a week.
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Run 20 miles your way in the month of July! You have 31 days to complete your challenge, whether you choose to run one mile a day, or break it down to one run a week.
Why Run 20? Going to the doctor is often the first step when someone seeks help for an eating disorder, but too often doctors dont know enough about them. Shockingly, 20% of medical schools dont include any teaching on eating disorders and at others it is minimal. This isnt good enough.
The pandemic had a devastating impact on peoples mental health. Sadly, we know many peoples eating disorders got worse, some people relapsed, and, for many, the stresses and anxieties have led them to develop symptoms for the first time.
Now more than ever, we need doctors who are fully trained and equipped to spot the signs of eating disorders and get people the help they need.
Too often we hear from people who didnt get the help they needed straight away because eating disorders are misunderstood.
My daughter was sent away after the first appointment to come back in six months. She deteriorated. We returned after five months and were then sent away for another monthOn the third appointment he realised how serious things had become and she saw a specialist in two days. But at what price was the delay?
By supporting Beat you help change this. Together we can beat eating disorders.