Project HEAL

Project HEAL’s mission is to break down systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers to eating disorder treatment, with the vision that everyone with an eating disorder has the opportunities and resources they need to recover. We are the only nonprofit in the U.S. focused on delivering equitable treatment access to the 80% of people with eating disorders who are unable to access care.
Unfortunately, there is a dearth of eating disorder clinicians who share the cultural, racial, and gender identities of those we serve – particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and transgender clinicians.

To combat this, our intention is to launch a new Clinical Training Program which will provide eating disorder training for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) mental health clinicians. The Clinical Training Program will increase both provider diversity and access to culturally competent eating disorder care. Furthermore, it will advance health equity by decreasing barriers to mental healthcare for marginalized individuals suffering with eating disorders.