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Review
. 2019 Jun;42(2):319-336.
doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.013.

The Second Wave of Public Policy Advocacy for Eating Disorders: Charting the Course to Maximize Population Impact

S Bryn Austin  1 , Rebecca Hutcheson  2 , Shalini Wickramatilake-Templeman  3 , Katrina Velasquez  4
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The Second Wave of Public Policy Advocacy for Eating Disorders: Charting the Course to Maximize Population Impact

S Bryn Austin et al. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Over the past decade, a first wave of US public policy advocacy for eating disorders made substantial progress, with passage of the federal 21st Century Cures Act in 2016 as its crowning achievement. However, the US response to eating disorders continues to fall short in several ways. On the cusp of a second wave of policy advocacy, efforts must be broadened to target structural determinants of illness and inequities to maximize clinical impact and diminish suffering. Mental health clinicians, patients, and their families will be essential players in public policy advocacy efforts in this regard.

Keywords: Advocacy; Early detection; Eating disorders; Mental health; Policy; Prevention; Recovery; Treatment.

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