Building a positive relationship with food and your body
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Welcome to be body positive
Be Body Positive addresses the escalation of eating disorders in young people in the UK by providing digital access to early intervention resources to young people, caregivers and professionals.
Be Body Positive was created by a team of clinicians and reviewed by young people and caregivers.
Why is early intervention important?
Disordered eating – a term used to describe eating difficulties that don’t require a clinical diagnosis – is becoming more common and can often be the first signs of someone developing an eating disorder.
The NHS is treating record numbers of young people for eating disorders, so the need to intervene before diagnosis has become a matter of urgency.
Sarah Wilson, Director of Children and Specialist Services (ELFT) and Chair of the project board said:
“In a digital world where negative and harmful views of body image can be difficult to avoid, Be Body Positive aims to carve out a nourishing and safe space.We hope young people will come to the site and learn how to feel at ease in their bodies.”
Who created Be Body Positive?
Module Clinical Leads
Selective Eating vs. ARFID
Paola Falcoski
Advanced Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian
Bedfordshire and Luton Eating Disorder Services (ELFT)
Body Image & Eating - Lead Clinician
Dr Erica Cini
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
East London Community Eating Disorder Services (ELFT)
Disordered Eating
Dr Salma Suri
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
North East London Eating Disorder Services (NELFT)
Disordered Eating
Dr Katie Quayle
Clinical Psychologist
North East London Eating Disorder Services (NELFT)
Our Team
Selective Eating vs. ARFID
Sharon Thomson
Specialist Eating Disorder Nurse (ELFT)
Disordered Eating
Jennifer Danby
Clinical Nurse Specialist (NELFT)
Body Image & Eating
Alex Bell
Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian (previously ELFT)
Emily Bland
Clinical Psychologist (previously ELFT)
Elliott Lee
Paediatric Dietitian (ELFT)
Phoebe Bainbridge
Assistant Psychologist (ELFT)
Research & Evaluation
Dr. Erica Cini
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (ELFT)
Lydia Davies
Programme Manager Mental Health (Barnardo’s)
Alessandra Gentile
Research Student (King’s College London)
With thanks to
All of the 53 caregivers and young people who have participated in this project to date.
Thames Life (Barking & Dagenham) and Society Links (Tower Hamlets).
NHSX Digital Health Partnerships Award funding.
Project Board
Keep in touch
Email us at hello@bebodypositive.org.uk
Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @bebodypositive_nhs
Follow us on Twitter @BBP_NHS
