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New cross-generational research by Butterfly Foundation finds body confidence declines with age
A new survey of 1,059 Australians by Butterfly Foundation dives into how body confidence can change with age and how factors influencing body image have changed over time.
Eating disorders named a priority in NSW community consultation
Butterfly, Australia’s national charity for people affected by eating disorders and body image issues, welcomes the Mental Health Commission of NSW “What We Heard” report and urges the next state strategy to fund the practical solutions the community asked for.
A call every 24 minutes – Australia’s only national eating disorder Helpline struggling to keep up with demand
Supporting over 22,000 people a year aged 8-88, contacts to the Butterfly National Helpline peak in the evening when distress and risk is at its highest, yet funding has not kept up with demand.
136,000 Western Australians living with an eating disorder to benefit from major new state-wide support
Butterfly Foundation and the Mental Health Commission WA partner to improve early intervention, help-seeking, and care navigation across the state
World Eating Disorder Action Day: Stop Stigma and Start Care for Australia’s deadliest mental illness
Despite eating disorders affecting nearly 50 million people worldwide1, significant stigma remains and stops people from accessing the care they deserve.
Eating disorders in men more common than prostate cancer, as numbers continue to climb
Media Celebrity and Sports Commentator Mark Beretta urges Australians to ‘Spot Your Mate’ in his new role as an Ambassador for Butterfly Foundation, the national charity for eating disorders and body image issues.
Social media star Jenna with the Pink joins Butterfly as Ambassador to promote body acceptance and eating disorder recovery for millions of young Australians
Reaching over 2.5 million followers on social media, Jenna Hudson (‘Jenna with the Pink’) joins Butterfly Foundation as an Ambassador to share her lived experience of an eating disorder, and encourage self-compassion, body acceptance and help-seeking.
The hidden struggle in sport: Matildas’ star Katrina Gorry re-appointed as Butterfly Foundation Ambassador to break the silence on eating disorders and body image concerns in athletes
Athletes are at a higher risk of developing disordered eating or an eating disorder, but research shows help-seeking is rare and many suffer in silence - not just at an elite level, but within adolescent and pathway sports too.
Eating Disorders Alliance supports the TGA’s compliance focus on listed medicine advertising and weight loss medications
The Eating Disorders Alliance welcomes the publication of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) Compliance Principles Reinforcing Proactive and Risk‑Based Enforcement Throughout 2026 and 2027
Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA) alarmed by potentially fatal outcomes as people with eating disorders are prescribed weight loss medications
The Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA), an alliance of major eating disorder organisations in Australia and New Zealand, has raised the alarm about the lack of controls in prescribing GLP-1 weight loss medications and the impact this is having on vulnerable people with or at risk of developing eating disorders.
Eating Disorders Alliance welcomes $26 million in MYEFO funding
A collective of national and state-based leading eating disorder organisations welcomes the Federal Government’s MYEFO budget announcement of over $26 million for essential services and programs to support people living with eating disorders and those that care for them, although noted that there was very little new funding announced.
‘Will I Still Be Able to Call My Mum?’ Teens Confused about Social Media Ban
Teens remain confused about the social media ban, including a 14-year-old who recently asked Butterfly Foundation if he would still be able to call his mum after the ban. Experts urge parents to stay vigilant in the face of new age restrictions for under 16s, with a continued need to strengthen safeguards, clean up harmful content and build digital literacy skills.
