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    Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide
    5200 Butler Pike
    Plymouth Meeting, PA  19462
    Web Address: www.bulimiaguide.org
     

    The Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide provides information for people who have bulimia and for their friends and family. Resources include evidence-based information, checklists, tips, and assistance in finding a local bulimia treatment center.


    KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
    Nemours Home Office
    10140 Centurion Parkway
    Jacksonville, FL  32256
    Phone: (904) 697-4100
    Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
     

    This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.


    Mental Health America
    2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
    Alexandria, VA  22311
    Phone: 1-800-969-NMHA (1-800-969-6642) referral service for help with depression
    (703) 684-7722
    Fax: (703) 684-5968
    TDD: 1-800-969-6642
    Web Address: www.mentalhealthamerica.net
     

    Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is a nonprofit agency devoted to helping people of all ages live mentally healthier lives. Its Web site has information about mental health conditions. It also addresses issues such as grief, stress, bullying, and more. It includes a confidential depression screening test for anyone who would like to take it. The short test may help you decide whether your symptoms are related to depression.


    National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
    603 Stewart Street
    Suite 803
    Seattle, WA  98101
    Phone: 1-800-931-2237
    (206) 382-3587
    Email: info@NationalEatingDisorders.org
    Web Address: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
     

    The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is a large nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to the prevention of eating disorders. NEDA helps educate people with eating disorders and their families about their conditions and also provides information for health professionals. The organization's Web site will help you locate treatment referrals for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and issues surrounding body image and weight.


    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    6001 Executive Boulevard
    Room 8184, MSC 9663
    Bethesda, MD  20892-9663
    Phone: 1-866-615-6464 toll-free
    (301) 443-4513
    Fax: (301) 443-4279
    TDD: 1-866-415-8051 toll-free
    Email: nimhinfo@nih.gov
    Web Address: www.nimh.nih.gov
     

    The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides information to help people better understand mental health, mental disorders, and behavioral problems. NIMH does not provide referrals to mental health professionals or treatment for mental health problems.


    Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
    1 WIN Way
    Bethesda, MD  20892-3665
    Phone: 1-877-946-4627 toll-free
    Fax: (202) 828-1028
    Email: win@info.niddk.nih.gov
    Web Address: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
     

    The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. WIN supplies information on weight control, obesity, and nutritional disorders for the public and for health professionals.




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