ABOUT THE SMEDA

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According to the National Eating Disorders Association, ten million females and one million males in the United States are struggling with an eating disorder. Eating disorders are complex conditions that can have a serious long term impact on a person’s health, productivity, and relationships.

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The mission of the Southwest Michigan Eating Disorder Association (SMEDA) is to use education to prevent eating disorders among people in Southwest Michigan and to improve the identification of, and treatment outcomes for, those with eating disorders.

SMEDA’s goals are:

To educate the public in our community about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders
To educate professionals in our community about eating disorders and their diagnosis and treatment
To advocate for better detection and care for patients suffering from eating disorders
To further the knowledge and expertise of SMEDA’s members and others who work with persons who have eating disorders so they can better serve the community.

Get Help

SMEDA is committed to providing support to people struggling with eating disorders as well as people who help to support and care for them. We offer a Professional Directory of Care Providers, information on treatment options, and several support groups.

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Support

Your donation supports prevention education and better treatment options for people suffering from eating disorders in this area. You can help make a difference in someone's life today.

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Questions? Click here to contact us at
123smeda@gmail.com or
SMEDA
P.O. Box 20095
Kalamazoo, MI 49019-1095

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Professionals

SMEDA is a member-based professional organization focused on providing education on how to best identify and treat patients with eating disorders.

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Join

Both professionals and community members may join this membership organization. Individuals are also welcome to volunteer on our various committees or participate in special prevention education projects and outreach education. Local organizations partner to provide support as well.

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Southwest Michigan Eating Disorders Association invites you to join them at Art Bayou, Friday, February 21st from 6-9 PM. This is a pottery painting, family friendly event for clients and their families as well professionals.
SMEDA is hosting this e

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness) 2020 is taking place on February 24th - March 1st. Embrace this year’s theme, #ComeAsYouAre: Hindsight is 20/20, by reflecting on the positive steps you’ve taken toward accepting yo

Coming soon.... Mark your calendars! National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness) 2020 is taking place on February 24th - March 1st. Embrace this year’s theme, #ComeAsYouAre: Hindsight is 20/20, by reflecting on the positive steps y

On this thanksgiving, I can’t help but acknowledge and be thankful for the growth in myself that can’t be described by a singular word or phrase. Thanksgiving is about more than just food. It is about family and friends coming together. I

I’ve been told I’m brave for sharing my story. What I shared is personal, but it’s something I’m okay with sharing. That wound has healed. This is more than bravery, this is ending a stigma on mental illness. By keeping our st

#nedaawareness #comeasyouare
In honor of eating disorders awareness week, I’m sharing things I like about myself and why ❤️ I don’t just like these things, I LOVE these things about me. I LOVE how determined I am for things I care about

Thank you, Annie, for giving me the gift to help others.
I really don’t talk about my mental illness unless it’s in the proper format. I talk about everyone else’s but rarely do I speak freely about mine.
Having an eating disorder

How to not be hard on yourself. #recoveryuncovered #foodforthought

There is no rock bottom or redemption in my story. The eating disorder has come and gone, no striking disruption to my life or those around me. A quiet hell. Therapy helped. Doing Cognitive Behavior Therapy on myself helps. What has been the most hel

Eating Disorder Support Group.

All meetings are from 9:00-10:15 AM and currently meeting online.

Contact: Trina Weber at tm_weber@yahoo.com

Dates:

Thursday, Jan. 13
Thursday, Feb. 10
Thursday, March 10
Thursday, April 14
Thursday, May 12
Thursday, June 9
Thursday, July 14
Thursday, Aug. 11
Thursday, Sept 8
Thursday, Oct 13
Thursday, Nov 10
Thursday, Dec 8

Visit The Eating Disorder Support Group Page