Protests across Ireland today have demanded reform to the ‘understaffed, underfunded and underresourced’ eating disorder services in Ireland
.Organised by Mind Everybody, protestors have pointed out that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, but services in Ireland are struggling due to a lack of funding.“There's a huge disconnect in care between hospitals and home and children's services and adult services,” she said.
She also noted that out of the 16 specialist ED teams promised by 2023, only 11 are currently in place. Amanda Lynch has been battling with her eating disorder for 14 years, and she is demanding complete reform along with other protestors.“I had to fight for HSE funding in the past to go to treatment because there were no beds available publicly from the HSE.”Ms Lynch said the past few years had been “really tough” as she dealt with her eating disorder until a service was finally established in North Dublin.
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