Eating disorder patients say punitive, threatening methods at Denver treatment center left them with new trauma greeleytribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greeleytribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amid a nationwide explosion of eating disorder diagnoses, seven former patients and three former staff members staff described to The Denver Post a punitive and traumatic environment at the Denver-based Eating Recovery Center, one of the largest treatment providers in the country.
A top Colorado Democrat has introduced two bills to better prevent eating disorders and to regulate the facilities that treat them, a nod to the growing prominence of the diseases in the wake of the pandemic.
Two proposals seek to create a statewide office dedicated to preventing disordered eating and to regulate operations in eating disorder treatment facilities, as well as restrict the sale of diet pills to minors.
LARGEST PROVIDER OF ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AT HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE ANNOUNCES NEW NAME: EATING RECOVERY AT HOME AND PATHLIGHT AT HOME streetinsider.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from streetinsider.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.