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STRIPED News

Welcome to new STRIPED Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Ariel Beccia!

Along with a panel of esteemed teachers and clinicians, Dr. Bryn Austin spoke at the Becca Schmill Foundation’s “Social Media and Our Youth: A Virtual Mental Health Forum,” co-hosted by State Representative Denise Garlick, watch the recording here.

Learn more about the impact of social media on teen mental health in this episode of Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines program.

New York has the chance to be the first in the nation to ban the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Youth Corps Members Stanley Huang and Joanne Chung share why this legislation is vital in the latest New York Daily News.

Welcome to our new STRIPED Collaborating Mentor, Rachel Plummer!

Write to Governor Hochul expressing your support for A431C/S16D! We need your voice for child health in New York!

Contact Chair Lawn to vote H.4271/S.1525 favorably out of the Healthcare Finance Joint Committee in Massachusetts today!

Welcome to new STRIPED Visiting Scholar, Stacie June Shelton, and STRIPED staff member, Jill Kavanagh!

STRIPED Intern and Team USA figure skater Ryan Dunk explores the insidious peddling of diet pills and muscle-building supplements to kids in latest Commonwealth Magazine article. Reach out to your representatives now to support S.1525/H.4271!

On March 10, 2022, New York S-16D passed the full New York Senate! On to the Governor’s Desk! Thank you all for your support on this important child health issue!

STRIPED is now accepting applications for travel scholarships for the next virtual Eating Disorders Coalition Advocacy Day on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. To apply, visit our Travel Scholarship webpage. Applications are due Monday, March 21, 2022.

On January 27, 2022, California AB-1341 passed the California Assembly! We are very excited about this progress and urge all California constituents. Now, on to the Senate!

On February 10, 2022, the Size Inclusion Bill and the CROWN Act were reported out favorably from the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means!

Parents and pediatricians know it too well: The pandemic has caused a maelstrom of mental distress for millions of U.S. teens. We need to act now. Read Dr. Jason Nagata and Dr. Bryn Austin’s incisive piece in San Francisco Chronicle.

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STRIPED Trainee Ariel Beccia and STRIPED Director Dr. Bryn Austin discuss the gap in public health systems on eating disorder symptoms in latest STAT news article.

Read our STRIPED Fall 2021 Newsletter to find out more about what the STRIPED team has been working on and projects in the pipeline!

Check out our brief, free training with CME for health professionals “Screening, Symptom Recognition & Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.” For more information on how to register for this e-course, click HERE.

Curious to know more about tried-and-true strategies that you can use to advocate for the prevention of eating disorders and promote body confidence? Take a look at our STRIPED Advocacy Playbook!

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