Shared Knowledge Supports Further Research and Call to Action in Support of Proposed Online Harms Act (Bill C-63)

We’re so proud of Dr. Nadia Roumeliotis and the Indirect Consequences team for their recently published articles on hospitalization rates related to mental health conditions during pandemic periods and the relationship between stringency measures and eating disorder admissions.  A special thank you to the youth and parent partners recruited from across Canada to provide insights on eating disorder-related hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic and help interpret the results. The shared experiential knowledge supported the research and helped inform a Free to Be Safe call to action in support of Canada's proposed Online Harms Act (Bill C-63).  Stay tuned for a commentary written by the youth partners on the data from the published studies and recommendations for policymakers, researchers, and clinicians to support youth with eating disorders in Canada.