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NEDAW Media Coverage Media online: http://www.kentnewsnet.com/drunkorexia/ http://media.www.cwruobserver.com/media/storage/paper1370/news/2009/02/20/Focus/National.Awareness.Week.Events.Draw.Attention.To.Eating.Disorders-3638903.shtml http://www.cleveland.com/sunnews/index.ssf/2009/02/independence_eating_disorders.html http://eating-disorders.alltop.com/ http://www.eatingdisordertalk.net/newsfeeds.php http://disorderedtimes.com/?p=128 http://www.ohio.com/community/readernews/community/39430302.html http://www.ohpsych.org/page3570915.aspx http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/feb/10/eating-disorder-group-mark-awareness-week/ http://www.wooster.edu/voice/2009/02/13/news/awareness.php http://www.akron.com/pages.asp?aID=4660 http://events.ohio.com/akron-oh/venues/show/318230-university-of-akron-student-union-conference-center http://my.clevelandclinic.org/psychiatry/default.aspx http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/eating-disorder-week As Printed in The Sun News July 21, 2008  CVNP: EDAO hosts first 'Walk for Recovery' Posted by Sun News July 21, 2008 07:05AM Categories: Health Eating Disorder Advocates of Ohio hosts its first "Walk for Recovery" at 7 a.m. Saturday at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The event starts at Hunt Farm on the Towpath Trail and heads north to the Peninsula Depot and back. A reception and award ceremony will be held immediately afterward. For information or to participate, call (216) 254-6460 or visit www.edadvocatesofohio.com. As Printed in The Sun Courier July 17, 2008  Anorexics will have chance to receive free treatment By Tara Quinn tquinn@sunnews.com Anorexics can receive free treatment next month at Trinity Horse Farm in Medina. The Eating Disorder Advocates of Ohio, based in Independence, hosts its first Walk-a-Thon at 7 p.m. July 26 at Hunt Farm, on the Towpath Trail and heading north to the Peninsula Depot and back, in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Co-founder and chair Michelle Togliatti said, "It's very difficult for people to find the financial resources to cover their treatment. We're trying to build up a bank of resources that people can go to for alternative treatment options. One option is being offered to six patients suffering with anorexia at Trinity Horse Farm. Kelly Clapper, a mental health therapist, is earning her doctorate in counseling from Walden University. Her dissertation is on the effectiveness of equine assisted psychotherapy on anorexics. She will donate her services at the farm and track the progress of the patients through the eight-week session. Trinity Horse Farm has used EAP to help adults and kids with substance abuse issues, anger management, attention deficit disorder, autism and behavioral issues, as well as for team building, communication and relationship issues. It also has been known to help anorexics with their disorder. Clapper said, "It's not a disorder you can confront. It's not a disorder you're up front about. There's a lot of denial. Using the horses is such an indirect way of getting to the issue." The patients will attend workshops for eight weeks, with a different topic discussed each week. The farm will donate use of the horses, the space and the professionals. Money from the walk goes to offset the costs. Catherine Poland, founder and president of Trinity Horse Farm, said, "Our goal is to keep this program going because there isn't a lot in the area for treatment." According to the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association's Web site, EAP is a collaborative effort between a licensed therapist and a horse professional, working with the clients and horses to address treatment goals. The focus of the therapy involves setting up ground activities involving the horses, which will require the client or group to apply certain skills. Clapper said, "Anorexics are an under-served population. The treatment for it is not that effective and there is great cost. In our area, there is not a lot going on for anorexics." Walkers can register through the day of the event. EDAO requests that each walker or family of walkers get $100 in pledges. All walkers get a free T-shirt, and there will be contests and prizes. No pets are allowed on the course. For information, visit edaadvocatesofohio.com or call (216) 254-6460. As Printed in The Sun Courier July 2007  Survivors of eating disorders share their stories Posted by Tara Quinn July 05, 2007 10:08AM When Leann Bihun was named Miss Teen Parma and won the community service award in the statewide competition in May, she used her platform to share her story, one familiar to anyone who suffers from an eating disorder. In order to help others, the 15-year-old described her personal battle. "It's the little things that start setting you off," she said. "I started noticing people and their bodies in the sixth grade. I was a really big 'comparer.' " According to Eileen Kennedy, a pediatric psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Independence, that is no small thing. Click here to read the rest of the story Almost dying to be thin: Part II - Patients tap into insurance, savings for treatment Posted by Tara Quinn July 15, 2007 15:18PM Few people realize how hard life can be for those suffering from an eating disorder. The problem is classified as a mental illness; it's not simply vanity or a cry for attention. Additionally, research has shown that eating
disorders often are genetic. It isn't a problem confined to one age or social group. And there isn't a cure. An eating disorder is not an extreme diet. A diet can be stopped. Sufferers of bulimia or anorexia
not only get a high from restricting their food intake, they can't stop the habit without treatment -- treatment that may not be available. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate, but the worst insurance coverage, of any mental illness, according to Sandra Straffen-Jay of the Cleveland Clinic.
 Straffen-Jay, a nurse counselor for the Cleveland Clinic who specializes in treatments of eating disorders, says medical insurance companies often don't cover treatment, and that only makes it harder for sufferers to overcome their disorder. Click here to read the entire story | Read Part One http://media.www.cwruobserver.com/media/storage/paper1370/news/2009/02/20/Focus/National.Awareness.Week.Events.Draw.Attention.To.Eating.Disorders-3638903.shtmlhttp://www.cleveland.com/sunnews/index.ssf/2009/02/independence_eating_disorders.htmlhttp://eating-disorders.alltop.com/http://www.eatingdisordertalk.net/newsfeeds.phphttp://disorderedtimes.com/?p=128http://www.ohio.com/community/readernews/community/39430302.htmlhttp://www.ohpsych.org/page3570915.aspxhttp://www.vindy.com/news/2009/feb/10/eating-disorder-group-mark-awareness-week/http://www.wooster.edu/voice/2009/02/13/news/awareness.phphttp://www.akron.com/pages.asp?aID=4660http://events.ohio.com/akron-oh/venues/show/318230-university-of-akron-student-union-conference-centerhttp://my.clevelandclinic.org/psychiatry/default.aspxhttp://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/eating-disorder-weekhttp://www.edadvocatesofohio.commailto:tquinn@sunnews.comhttp://livepage.apple.com/http://blog.cleveland.com/suncourier/about.htmlhttp://www.cleveland.com/suncourier/communitylife/index.ssf?/base/features-0/118352237488990.xml&coll=4http://www.cleveland.com/suncourier/communitylife/index.ssf?/base/features-0/118352237488990.xml&coll=4http://blog.cleveland.com/suncourier/about.htmlhttp://www.cleveland.com/suncourier/communitylife/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1184177817308890.xml&coll=4http://www.cleveland.com/suncourier/communitylife/index.ssf?/base/features-0/118352237488990.xml&coll=4shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17shapeimage_2_link_18shapeimage_2_link_19shapeimage_2_link_20shapeimage_2_link_21