“What recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of mental health research funding allocated to eating disorders.”
Asked by
Richard Quigley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
Through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the Department is committed to finding new ways of tackling eating disorders through research. We are supporting research projects, including the eating disorders genetics initiative—one of the largest studies of its kind—and have a £4.25 million collaboration with other UK research funders to build new partnerships in eating disorder research. We are also strengthening support for people with eating disorders by recruiting more mental health workers, expanding mental health support in schools and embedding it in young futures hubs.