National Research Centre to support Australians with eating disorders

Globally, eating disorders have tragically high mortality rates: Assistant Minister Coleman

The Australian Government is investing $13 million to establish a world-leading National Eating Disorder Centre, where Australia’s best researchers will collaborate to transform how eating disorders are diagnosed and treated.

The University of Sydney’s InsideOut Institute, Orygen, Black Dog Institute, and seven other universities and institutes will lead the new Research Centre, which will support research into transforming eating disorder clinical practice; informing future policy; developing the capacity and capability of the research workforce; supporting the delivery of evidence-based treatment options, and coordinating research activities across the country.

Funding for a National Eating Disorder Research Centre is part of $26.9 million provided for eating disorder research and support as part of the Morrison Government’s 2021-22 Budget.

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, David Coleman, said the centre was the result of Australia’s first Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Strategy 2021-31.