World Eating Disorder Action Day - June 2, 2025

Author: Rhea Lewandoski R.D.

World Eating Disorders Action Day was founded in 2015 by a handful of advocates who wanted to bring together eating disorder activists, professionals, parents/carers, volunteers, and those personally affected by eating disorders to support action. Since 2015 this global campaign for awareness and change has provided an abundance of education and increased action towards comprehensive treatment for eating disorders.

The theme for 2025 is “Eating Disorders: BreakTheBias & SupportFamilies”, focusing on the critical need for families, caregivers and health care workers to intervene early to best support individuals in full recovery. And for countries, policy makers and programs to act now to ensure access to quality, affordable, evidence-based treatment services.

By visiting worldeatingdisordersday.org you can find the following key messages for 2025:

1. Advocate for early intervention and evidence-based treatment.

2. Affirm parents/families as key players in their children’s/loved one’s treatment and recovery.

3. Call for increased diversity in research, narratives, media, and professionals working in the field, to uplift marginalized communities and underrepresented global regions.

4. Address the lack of access to affordable, culturally competent, representative and comprehensive care among underserved populations.

5. Promote that eating disorders are treatable at all ages/stages.

In addition to the varied themes, World Eating Disorders Action Day continues to put a call out for the following:

1. Education – A call for all front-line providers to be educated in the identification and treatment of eating disorders.

2. Evidence-based Treatment – A call for accessible and affordable evidence-based treatment.

3. Public education – A call for evidence-based public education to end the stigma.

4. Evidence-based education programs – A call for the development of evidence-based health programs to decrease weight stigma.

5. Ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion – A call to increase all the above in research, narratives, media, and professionals working in the field. Eating disorders affect a wide variety of the world’s population.

Visit the ‘Get Involved’ page to get ideas of how you could support the larger effort to increase World Eating Disorder Action Day’s global presence, including involvement and advocacy ideas with social media, education, and support.

For more information visit http://www.worldeatingdisordersday.org.