YES! Teams provide education, resources, and leadership opportunities for students in middle and high schools throughout Tennessee. These students are trained to develop, organize, and implement eating disorder awareness and healthy body image promoting activities in their schools.
YES! Team members believe that they have four key responsibilities to their peers:
- To be a role model for support and information;
- To serve as a point person in helping others seek support and help;
- To raise awareness about the seriousness of dieting and eating disorders;
- To educate their peers to be sensitive about the messages they give and receive.
By empowering teens to educate their peers about the risks of dieting and eating disorders, the EDCT can help reduce the number of those affected by these debilitating and life-threatening illnesses.