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Sixth Report: Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 274
Published 9 April 2021
Government response
Second Special Report: Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21 · published 23 Jun 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 46
Many organisations and academics have found that prevention and early intervention are likely to reduce...
Recommendation
Many organisations and academics have found that prevention and early intervention are likely to reduce eating disorder rates as well as hospitalisations and deaths. It is important that the alarming rise in eating disorder rates is addressed as the country …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that improving eating disorder services is a key priority and that the Department has funded various studies through the National Institute for Health Research. However, it does not commit to rapidly developing early intervention strategies or increasing ringfenced funding for research to the recommended amount.
Government Equalities Office
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