Project HEAL
Project HEAL (Help to Eat, Accept and Live) is a nonprofit organization that helps people suffering with eating disorders pay for treatment.[1] The organization was founded in 2008 by Liana Rosenman and Kristina Saffran, who had met while undergoing treatment for anorexia nervosa.[2] Project HEAL's grants help to cover inpatient, residential, outpatient, and intensive outpatient treatments. Recipients can apply for treatment grants through the organization's website.
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According to Project HEAL, one month of full residential treatment for a patient with an eating disorder costs $30,000. Because of inadequate insurance coverage, the organization estimates that only 10 percent of Americans suffering from such disorders get treatment.[3][4]
In honor of their work, Rosenman and Saffran were named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs list.[5] Also in 2017, the organization partnered with the producers of To The Bone, a film about anorexia that was released worldwide on Netflix in July 2017.[6][7]
References
- Restauri, Denise. "Why It's OK To Be A Quitter". Forbes. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- "Who We Are - Project Heal". Project Heal. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- Bronner, Sasha (5 December 2015). "At Uber Headquarters, Project HEAL Raises More Than $500,000 To Fight Eating Disorders". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- "Eating Disorders Are Getting The Silicon Valley Treatment". Fast Company. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "Project HEAL". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- Kaufman, Amy (2017-07-15). "What Lily Collins and Marti Noxon say about eating disorders, triggering accusations and 'To the Bone'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- Heath, Paul (20 April 2017). "Netflix confirms date for original film 'To The Bone' with Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 18 July 2017.