Eating Disorder Resources for High Schools and Colleges
Making the transition to high school or college can be challenging, especially for students navigating an eating disorder. Strong physical and emotional health supports academic success, helping students stay focused on goals while engaging in classes, activities, and new relationships. Well-being is closely tied to a student’s ability to manage increasing academic demands and fully participate in campus life.
With 15 locations and virtual services nationwide, Renfrew provides a full continuum of clinically consistent care, offering treatment close to home or near campus. We accept more than 400 insurance plans, including student health plans, to help keep care accessible and affordable.
If you’re supporting a student in need, our Expedited Referral Pathway for Colleges & Universities helps streamline admissions and ensure timely access to care.
What Can Renfrew Do For You?
We know the critical role teachers, coaches, school counselors, and administrators play in a student’s continued recovery. Here are some things Renfrew can do for you:
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Incorporating Eating Disorder Awareness into Education
Below are a few ways to promote eating disorder prevention and awareness among your students:
- Develop health class curricula about size and shape diversity, eating disorders, disordered eating patterns, body image concerns, and why diets do not work.
- Plan activities for Eating Disorders Awareness Week, held in February of each year and Weight Stigma Awareness Week, held in September of each year.
- Help students understand advertising ploys that promote body image dissatisfaction and join in efforts against the cultural idealization of thinness.
- Click here to contact your local Renfrew Professional Relations Representative for more suggestions and resources.
- Be a role model – avoid complimenting students who have lost weight and refrain from participating in diet, weight or shape talk.
- Train students and start peer support groups to help those whom they suspect might have a body image concern or an eating disorder.
Support During Eating Disorder Recovery
Students, whether living at home or away from home, may often have individuals outside their family they have come to rely upon for support, advice and companionship. These relationships can be with roommates, partners, teammates, or close friends—anyone the student identifies as an important part of their life. Renfrew provides treatment locally or virtually through family therapy and Renfrew support services to engage supports in the treatment and recovery process. We also offer community-building programs, in addition to our core treatment programs, to ensure that long-term options are available as ongoing resources for our patients.
Find Your Renfrew Location
Renfrew’s extensive network of eating disorder treatment facilities allows us to provide our patients with a full range of treatment, no matter their location.
Refer A Student
If you’re working with a student in need of eating disorder support, we encourage you to use our Expedited Referral Pathway for Colleges & Universities to help streamline the admissions process. This pathway is designed to ensure timely access to care and a smooth transition into treatment.
Free Support Group for College Students & Young Adults
Join The Renfrew Center’s free virtual support group for ages 18–24, offering a welcoming space to navigate college and early adulthood challenges.
Residential College Programming at The Renfrew Center of Coconut Creek, FL
For college-age students who choose to participate, The Renfrew Center of Coconut Creek, Florida has integrated specialized RESIDENTIAL programming to address the many challenges students face while attempting to balance recovery with the demands of school.
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