Treatment Assistance
Now accepting applications for those seeking assistance for Eating Disorder Treatment. If you are able to support those in need, we greatly welcome and value your donation to our assistance fund.
Treatment Assistance
for Eating Disorder Recovery
EDRS Eating Disorder Treatment Funds
*EDRS provides treatment assistance to California residents only
The following treatment assistance funds open for application
THE EDRS outpatient TREATMENT FUND
- $2,000 for treatment – for individual or group sessions
- To be awarded to a person in eating disorder recovery
The Rainbow Fund: Supporting LGBTQ+ Communities
- $2,000 for treatment – for individual or group sessions
- To be awarded to a member of the LGBTQ+ Community in eating disorder recovery
THe BIPOC FUND: Supporting black, indigenous & people of color communities
- $2,000 for treatment – for individual or group sessions
- To be awarded to a BIPOC individual in eating disorder recovery
How to apply for treatment assistance, if you have a provider:
- Both clinician and client are to complete an application form.
- You will receive an email confirmation that we received your application.
- You will be notified within 2-3 weeks about the board’s decision and any next steps. You will be notified via email.
- Please make sure to add financial documentation of income to be considered.
How to apply for treatment assistance, if you DO NOT have a provider:
- The client is to fill out a treatment assistance application. The client will receive an email confirmation that EDRS received your application.
- The client is to connect with an eating disorder practitioner and initiate setting up an initial appointment. You may find potential referrals here: https://edrecoverysupport.org/providers.
- If the client needs EDRS’s assistance in connecting with a provider, this might take up to several months.
- After an initial assessment, the provider is to fill out a treatment assistance application.
- Once both applications are received from client and clinician, applications will be reviewed and a decision will be made within 2-3 weeks. You will be notified via email.
- IMPORTANT: If treatment assistance is granted, funds will be allotted for sessions moving forward from the time of approval. If the practitioner is willing to allocate funds retroactively to past sessions, that is up to the provider.
- After your initial assessment, we recommend that you wait to schedule future sessions until you know whether or not you will receive treatment assistance (so you do not end up financially burdened).
Application
- Both clinician and client need to each complete an application form by clicking the buttons below. You will receive an email confirmation that we received your application.
- Applications are reviewed every month. You will be notified within 2 months about our decision and any next steps.
- Please make sure to add financial documentation of income to be considered.
“Dear EDRS Board Members:
I write to you today to express my gratitude for receiving your $500 scholarship.
I want you to know that I have put it to good use by working with Veronica (Ronnie) Benjamin, MPH, RD. She is an amazing dietitian, and I have grown tremendously as a result of our sessions. She met me at my level and worked with me on motivation for recovery, distinguished the ED voice from my own, and provided education on nutrition, metabolism, and effects of ED behaviors on the body. As I am sure you know, recovery can be a rocky road. Mine has been no exception, but I have been comforted in knowing that I have another person on my side to fight the ED with me. She has become an integral part of my treatment team, and I would not have had the opportunity to learn from her wisdom without the help of EDRS. Thank you for sponsoring part of my care toward recovery. There are not many resources available for those with eating disorders who are in need. The service you provide is invaluable.”