Pastoral Care Considerations

For general information about responding to someone experiencing an eating disorder or those close to them within your faith community, see: I Know Someone at Church who Struggles with Eating.

Three other situations that Christian leaders might encounter that are considered here.

I'm a youth leader, and a young person in my faith community has an eating disorder. How can I support them and also look after their peers?

I provide pastoral care in a healthcare setting with people experiencing eating disorders (as a hospital chaplain, for example). How can I help?

I am facilitating a church small group in which eating disorders are discussed. What sorts of things do I need to consider in this context?