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As reported by CNN , "'Starved' gets the ax!" 

Thanks to you, our NEDA members and the entire eating disorder community, for your efforts!  Together we made sure our voices were heard! 

After NEDA representatives met with FX Networks executives, pre-screened “Starved”, and then encouraged FX Networks to cancel the offensive program, we took action to protest “Starved” the week it aired by asking our members to contact FX Networks and program sponsors to express their concerns.  More than 1300 NEDA members downloaded the sample letter to contact FX Networks and the program sponsors.  A special thank you to both Kathy Benn and Brooklyn Assemblyman Felix Ortiz for allowing us to post their powerful letters on our website.  It was tremendous joint effort and we appreciate everyone's participation!

One of our greatest moments came when Diageo NA, makers of Smirnoff and Tanqueray, wrote to NEDA and said that they agreed that Starved did not meet their placement standards and withdrew their advertising from the show!  Diageo NA’s Public Relations Director Laura Peet wrote to NEDA August 26^th: “As a leading premium drinks company we are well aware that it is possible to handle a controversial subject with responsibility. … ‘Starved’ does meet our placement standard. And we had hoped it would treat eating disorders responsibly, with respect and sensitivity, even in a comedy. After careful review of the program as it has aired, we have determined that the program is not appropriate for our brands or company. Therefore, we have directed our agency NOT to place any more Diageo advertising during the broadcast of ‘Starved’.”  We are also grateful that other sponsors including Nautilus and various regional sponsors pulled their support from the show. 

Thank you once again to all NEDA members, and others, who took time to write, email and call FX Networks.  Together, we created the change we wanted to see! 

National Eating Disorders Association

603 Stewart Street, Suite 803

Seattle, WA  98101

P: 206.382.3587  F: 206.829.8501

www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

Dr. Karen L. Samuels, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Daytona Beach for 17 years, has moved to new offices on East Granada Boulevard in Ormond Beach.  The new address is 115 E. Granada Boulevard, Suite 7, beachside, just east of Halifax Drive on the north side of Granada Blvd.   Dr. Samuels is pleased to welcome referrals.

 

Dr. Samuels has practiced as a licensed psychologist since 1990.   Areas of specialty include relational issues, health/wellness, eating disorders and weight management, treatment for traumatic stress, grief /loss and women’s development.

 

Dr. Samuels is one of the co-founders of COPE (Community Outreach to Prevent Eating Disorders), a non-profit organization      committed to raising awareness, prevention and treatment of eating disorders.  COPE was formed in 2000. She assists the mission of COPE by presenting workshops on how to identify and prevent disordered eating to area physicians, educators, mental health professionals and across the community.

 

She has also consulted with Halifax Medical Center’s Family Practice Residency Program since 1992.  Dr. Samuels has provided training and monthly case review for the multi-disciplinary treatment of disordered eating.  She delivers noon conference lectures for medical residents on a variety of women’s health related issues, the spectrum of disordered eating and teaching cultural competency to health care providers.

KAREN L. SAMUELS, PH.D  115 E. Granada Boulevard, Suite 7                          Phone: (386) 255-1646 Ormond Beach, Florida 32176-6634                         Fax:  (386) 671-3002 ksamuels1@cfl.rr.com

A very kind and generous parent has donated books to COPE.  These are some of their favorites that the family used during their struggles with their daughter's anorexia.   These are being stored at the Halifax Residency and will be available to anyone interested.  Contact Dr. Natalie Evers or Dr. Kathryn Fraser.

We have continued to meet monthly at the Halifax Family Residency for multi-disciplinary case management with Dr. Fraser's coordination and under the supervision of Dr Karen Samuels.

Cindy Jackson can tell you all about her terrific efforts with the exquisite gift cards, now for sale and the other outreach she has overseen.

Julia Howe is relocating to Gainesville at the end of the year and will be much missed and many heartfelt thanks for all her efforts, wisdom and contributions to COPE.

Donations to COPE can be sent to:

Ms. Sarah Benson 5405 John Anderson Highway Flagler Beach, FL  32136

 New Book Announcements: Books from Renfrew

 EATING DISORDERS TODAY

 EATING DISORDERS REVIEW

 Featured Treatment Facilities - Rogers Memorial and Montecatini

 Inspirational Corner - Positive Quotes to Use

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NEDA is pleased to announce the release of their new curriculum Healthy Body Image: Teaching Kids to Eat and Love Their Bodies Too! Second Edition by Kathy Kater, LICSW.

 “This updated edition of the most widely-used curriculum for preventing disordered eating and body image issues is even better than the original. Kater's orientation is rooted in the most successful prevention programs and research. She presents a resource that should be incorporated into every fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classroom.”
–Leigh Cohn, Editor-in-Chief, Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention

 At a time when children should feel secure in their body’s growth, too many learn to feel anxious about weight and shape and to make choices that contribute to the very problems they hope to avoid. Those who have enjoyed teaching the original Healthy Body Image lessons will find this newly revised edition to be familiar but improved through the recommendations of educators and updated empirical data. As before, carefully planned and engaging, age-appropriate and cross-curricular lessons are based on widely recognized prevention principles.

 Reviewed and edited by renowned experts in the field, Margo Maine, PhD and Michael Levine, PhD, Healthy Body Image, 2^nd Edition helps educators empower students to form a foundation for acceptance of their bodies based on recognition of what they can and cannot control with regard to body size and shape.

 “Simply put, the Healthy Body Image curriculum contains the best tools available for effectively teaching the concepts that children—and adults, for that matter—need in order to encourage healthy, realistic body images. Its elements are a breeze to integrate into almost every learning environment and subject area. In today's appearance-obsessed culture, it is essential for adults who work with children to have Healthy Body Image in their toolkit.”
–Joe Kelly, President, Dads & Daughters

 To purchase Healthy Body Image: Teaching Kids to Eat and Love Their Bodies Too! Second Edition go to: http://cart.nationaleatingdisorders.org/detail.aspx?ID=131. 

COPE helps to form EDReferral.com

The World's Largest Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center EDReferral.com now has over 60,000 hits per DAY! and over 2300 unique visitors per DAY!  Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center International Eating Disorder Referral Organization Newsletter now on line www.EDReferral.com