Eating Disorders Program in Vancouver
- 2750 East Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z9
- Fax: (604) 675-3894
Need help immediately?
If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.
Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
KUU-US Crisis Support Line (BC Wide Indigenous Toll Free Crisis and Support Line): 1-800-588-8717
The Eating Disorders Program provides outpatient support and access to treatments for youth and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and related eating disorders.
The program liaises with the Eating Disorders Programs at B.C. Children's Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, and the Looking Glass Residence should clients require more intensive support.
How to access
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Check eligibility
- The Eating Disorder Program will accept referrals for clients 12 years of age and older with eating disorders as outlined in the DSM-5. Please see Page 5 for more information on diagnostic criteria.
- Clients must be residents of Vancouver. We also see adults 19 or older who live in West/North Vancouver. North Shore children and youth must be referred to the North Shore Youth Eating Disorder Program.
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Get a referral
A referral by a primary care provider is required. Fax completed referral forms to (604) 675-3894.
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Information session for adults
As part of the referral process, adult clients are required to attend an information session. These sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 5 to 6 p.m. on Zoom.
Information session Zoom webinar details:
Webinar ID: 690 701 067
Password: VCHPlease arrive on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late for the session, you will not be admitted into the session.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed