People with eating disorders have faced a hellish time during the pandemic, socially isolated and facing reduced services, just when changes in routine have put them at their most vulnerable. The heartbreaking death of former Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame at the age of 38 has only brought to the fore how many others have been silently suffering.
Grahame had struggled with anorexia nervosa since childhood. Just a week before her death, her mum Sue Grahame spoke of how lockdown restrictions had impacted her daughter’s mental health – from the social isolation to the closure of gyms.
“Last year really put the cap on it,” she told This Morning. “The isolation. it’s been really hard for her. Really hard. She felt very cut off and spending too much time on her own with not enough to think about other than food and that took a grip as well.”
-Corporate and School Training -Workshops – including ‘How to support your child with an eating disorder’, ‘Autism Awareness’ and ‘Parental Separation’. Clinical Director and Founder Jemma Meeson said: “We’re delighted to have opened The Family Treatment Service in Wimbledon, to bring mental health services to the High Street has always been my ambition. The pandemic is having devastating effects on our mental health and demand for mental health services is at an all-time high. Sadly, Mental health is not something that can be fixed or prevented with a vaccine, it requires specialist treatment. We are here to let people know that effective, evidence-based treatment exists.
-Corporate and School Training -Workshops – including ‘How to support your child with an eating disorder’, ‘Autism Awareness’ and ‘Parental Separation’. Clinical Director and Founder Jemma Meeson said: “We’re delighted to have opened The Family Treatment Service in Wimbledon, to bring mental health services to the High Street has always been my ambition. The pandemic is having devastating effects on our mental health and demand for mental health services is at an all-time high. Sadly, Mental health is not something that can be fixed or prevented with a vaccine, it requires specialist treatment. We are here to let people know that effective, evidence-based treatment exists.