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Billions in U.S. federal funding for mental health and substance use grants were terminated in early 2025. We mapped 474 canceled grants, showing deep cuts in congressional districts across the political spectrum. @hsph.harvard.edu www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

How to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable. | Policy Translation Overview | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Social media has emerged over the last several decades as both an invaluable resource and a source of harm to youth. With the rise in social media use among

Understanding Algorithms and Platform Design: A Judicial Primer on Algorithmic Systems and Digital Harm, supported by the American Association for Justice Robert L. Habush Endowment is live! Explore how social media algorithms shape youth experiences online. hsph.harvard.edu/research/eat...

Report: The Real Cost of Beauty Ideals | Research Reports | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health This report was conceived through a collaboration of the Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) and the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating

Harmful beauty ideals come at a staggering cost. This report shows that body dissatisfaction and appearance-based discrimination cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions each year and harm the health and wellbeing of people, especially women and girls. hsph.harvard.edu/research/eat... #EDAW

How to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable. | Policy Translation Overview | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Social media has emerged over the last several decades as both an invaluable resource and a source of harm to youth. With the rise in social media use among

Understanding Algorithms and Platform Design: A Judicial Primer on Algorithmic Systems and Digital Harm, supported by the American Association for Justice Robert L. Habush Endowment is live! Explore how social media algorithms shape youth experiences online. hsph.me/algorithm-au...

Join us for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with former STRIPED Youth Corps member Megan Kwok’s interview series featuring global experts. Episode 4 explores community-based advocacy efforts across different countries. #EDAW @alliancefored.bsky.social

Join us for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with former STRIPED Youth Corps member Megan Kwok’s interview series featuring global experts. Episode 3 highlights the challenges people face when seeking eating disorder treatment in different countries. #edaw @alliancefored.bsky.social

Wednesday's hearing on Connecticut SB 227 demonstrated strong support for the bill. Thank you to Lamia, Jad, Margo, and Alvin for their powerful testimony and to all who submitted written testimony. @hsph.harvard.edu @cspinet.org

Report: Economic Costs of Eating Disorders | Research Reports | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health STRIPED, in collaboration with the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) and Deloitte Access Economics has conducted the most

Eating disorders have a devastating impact not only on individuals and families, but also on the broader economy. This report provides the most comprehensive estimate to date of the social and economic costs of eating disorders in the United States. hsph.harvard.edu/research/eat... #EDAW

Join us for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with former STRIPED Youth Corps member Megan Kwok’s interview series featuring global experts. Episode 2 looks at how eating disorder prevalence varies across different countries.

Weight stigma harms mental and physical health and is a significant risk factor for eating disorders. STRIPED’s roadmap outlines expert-informed strategies to address weight stigma across public health research, policy, and practice. hsph.harvard.edu/wp-content/u... @alliancefored.bsky.social

Join us for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with former STRIPED Youth Corps member Megan Kwok’s interview series featuring global experts. Episode 1 explores how eating disorder awareness and advocacy differ across countries. #EDAW @alliancefored.bsky.social

California Legislators Launch the California Children’s Caucus Focused on Child-Centered Priorities YouTube video by California Assembly Democrats

Assemblymember Lowenthal announced our bill AB 2030 this week, which would restrict the sale of toxic over the counter diet pills to youth. We are deeply grateful for his leadership and commitment to advancing eating disorder prevention. Watch the announcement here: www.youtube.com/live/McL6qql...

Who funds weight-loss supplement trials? A rapid review of RCTs (2018–2023) found that most studies were commercially funded—raising concerns about bias in the evidence used to market these products. @harvard.edu @cspinet.org

GlobalizED and CoRe-ED are making global eating disorder data accessible and usable worldwide. Support the live fundraising campaign and watch the full video series on YouTube to advance prevention and care. Donate here: core-ed.com.au/globalized Watch here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Generation Flex won Silver in the Anthem Awards’ Health Documentary Film category! Congrats to Ryan, Stanley, and Shahriar for their powerful contributions.

Learn more here: www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...
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Michigan lawmaker introduces bill that would prohibit sale of diet pills to teens A Michigan lawmaker is taking action to keep weight loss products out of teens’ hands.

Huge appreciation to Rep. Erin Byrnes for her powerful TV interview last week. Her clarity, cogency, and commitment to protecting kids shone through, and her leadership continues to bring this urgent child health issue to lawmakers and communities statewide. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

Patients with more financial resources were readmitted more often but had lower death rates after eating disorder hospitalization. The study underscores how access to care saves lives. Read more: jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @hsph.harvard.edu

A big win in New York: the Court of Appeals just refused another industry attempt to block the state’s youth-protection law on diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Momentum is growing. Onward with Out of Kids’ Hands. www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/u...

BREAKING: Both the House and Senate call on the USDA to act and report back within 120 days—a huge step toward prevention and early intervention in schools nationwide. This victory shows the power of advocacy in action.

Yesterday, Rep. Erin Byrnes led a press conference announcing legislation to restrict the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors. We’re grateful for her leadership in protecting children from these predatory products. @cspinet.org @hsph.harvard.edu

Big congratulations to Stanley Huang for his outstanding poster presentation at the BCH AI Symposium and Dr. Sook Ning Chua for her powerful poster on colorism! Kudos to Dr. Bryn Austin and team for third place at the AI Shark Tank! @hsph.harvard.edu

Scenes from Beyond the Feed, a STRIPED seminar exploring how social media design and influencer type impact youth mental health and digital wellbeing — with insights from Yuning Liu and Katrine Bønneland Tølbøll. @hsph.harvard.edu

YOU can amplify the voices that spark global change Join me in celebrating the impact of this Anthem Awards finalist.

Generation Flex, featuring STRIPED Youth Corps members and Director Dr. Bryn Austin, has been nominated for an Anthem Award. Vote/celebrate here to show your support: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting... @hsph.harvard.edu

YOU can amplify the voices that spark global change Join me in celebrating the impact of this Anthem Awards finalist.

Generation Flex, featuring STRIPED Youth Corps members and Director Dr. Bryn Austin, has been nominated for an Anthem Award. Vote/celebrate here to show your support: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting... @hsph.harvard.edu

Big win for youth health in MA! HB2530/SB1620 to restrict OTC diet pills + muscle-building supplements to minors passed the Public Health Committee. Thanks to Rep. Sabadosa, Sen. Rush, and the Committee for their leadership. Onward to Health Care Financing! @cspinet.org @hsph.harvard.edu

CoRe-ED Next Big Research Idea Finalist Voting Thank you very much for your interest in voting for our four brilliant finalist teams. Your vote will contribute to deciding our winner and helping to set our global eating disorder research agenda.

STRIPED is a finalist for CoRe-ED’s Next Big Idea!
Vote for our project, GlobalizED (Finalist #3), to strengthen global ED data.
- Vote Oct 15–22: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvH...

How to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable. | Policy Translation Overview | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Social media has emerged over the last several decades as both an invaluable resource and a source of harm to youth. With the rise in social media use among

Big news: Massachusetts’ Social Media Algorithm Accountability Act (S.51)—based on STRIPED research—just advanced out of committee. Thanks to Sen. John Velis and the committee for their leadership. Next stop: Senate Ways and Means. hsph.harvard.edu/research/eat... @hsph.harvard.edu @counterhate.com

STRIPED at the CoRe-ED Global Showcase | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders (CoRe-ED) is the first global initiative uniting researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience,

Proud to represent STRIPED in the CoRe-ED Global Research Showcase! Our video shows how we’re advancing eating disorders prevention through training, discovery & policy change—turning evidence into action. Watch: hsph.harvard.edu/eating-disor... @hsph.harvard.edu

CoRe-ED Next Big Research Idea Finalist Voting Thank you very much for your interest in voting for our four brilliant finalist teams. Your vote will contribute to deciding our winner and helping to set our global eating disorder research agenda.

STRIPED is a finalist for CoRe-ED’s Next Big Idea!
Vote for our project, GlobalizED (Finalist #3), to strengthen global ED data.
- Vote Oct 15–22: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvH...

Global Online Celebration of One Year: Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders A global online event to hear about research and innovations in eating disorders around the world to celebrate CoRe-ED's first anniversary!

We’re proudly partnering with the Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders (CoRe-ED) for their global online eating disorders research celebration on 15 October, 11am - 1pm AEDT.

It’s free to register here: events.humanitix.com/global-celeb...