Eating disorders are impacting one in four women in the EU at present, and support for the conditions must be prioritised in the long overdue EU Mental Health Strategy, according to local Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh.
To mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Midlands/ North West MEP hosted an event in the European Parliament this week on eating disorders and mental health and the role the EU can play in preventing and treating illnesses.
MEP Walsh is a founder of the European Parliament’s Mental Health Intergroup.
This morning Midwest News Editor Teresa O’Malley asked the MEP about the present status of eating disorders on the EU agenda and if it’s listed as an illness in it’s mental health strategy…
