Today (Feb. 22) marks the start of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a yearly event dedicated to spreading the message of hope and providing resources to those in need. The WVU Collegiate Recovery Program offers support to faculty, staff and students in recovery from any addiction or mental health concern, including eating disorders.
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness, but people can and do find recovery every single day. Collegiate Recovery hosts an eating disorder support group online every Monday at noon, open to students who identify as having an eating disorder, experiencing disordered eating or have any other food, body and weight concerns. This meeting offers encouragement, education and a safe space for sharing.
Collegiate Recovery also offers a virtual Faculty and Staff All Recovery meeting every Wednesday at noon. This meeting is open to WVU and WVU Medicine employees who identify as being in recovery from substance use disorders, eating disorders and any other mental health or behavioral concern.
All meetings hosted by Collegiate Recovery are peer support groups, not counseling or therapy groups. For more information about counseling services available at WVU, visit the Carruth Center website.
To learn more about the services provided by Collegiate Recovery, or to gain access to support meetings and programs, contact Olivia Pape at olivia.pape@mail.wvu.edu. For more information about eating disorders, visit the National Eating Disorders Association website.