Eating Disorder Support App (UK)
A free self-care app for people affected by eating disorders, and for the families, carers, and staff supporting them – clinically grounded, discreet, and available whenever it's needed.
If you lead an eating disorder service, a CAMHS team, a university counselling service, or an ICS, you have one trusted resource to share across your whole organisation.
This means people have somewhere safe to turn during the waits and transitions your service can't cover – and the misinformation they'd otherwise find has somewhere better to compete with.
Available free on the Apple App Store and Google Play. No account required.
The gap that's hardest to close
Eating disorders don't follow office hours. The hardest moments often arrive between appointments, during waiting periods, or late at night when no one is available – and for families and carers, that's when confusion and distress build too.
People are often unsure whether what they're experiencing is serious enough to act on, what's safe to do right now, and where to turn. Mixed messages, stigma, and unsafe online content make that uncertainty worse. The longer help-seeking is delayed, the harder recovery becomes.
Is this you?
Built for eating disorder services, CAMHS teams, university counselling services, and commissioners. Three problems you'll recognise:
- Waiting lists are long – and people can deteriorate in the weeks or months before they're seen.
- Transitions create dangerous gaps – particularly between children's and adult services, where people fall out of contact.
- Those who'd benefit most reach out least – early identification is hardest for exactly the people who need it soonest.
All of it costs something – in avoidable deterioration, in crisis contacts, and in the weight your teams carry while people wait.
What you're giving people
Calm, trusted support – for the person, and for those around them. Put the app in people's pockets and you can:
- Help them understand what's happening – clear, stigma-free explanations that reduce confusion and fear.
- Offer safer ways to cope – practical tools for difficult moments, grounded in best practice.
- Give them moments of calm – grounding, relaxation, and gentle activities during distress.
- Point them to the right help – NHS pathways, specialist charities, and crisis support.
- Show them when urgent help is needed – with clear, calm next steps.
Written in plain English and designed to be easy to return to, especially when concentration is low.
The app is not a replacement for clinical care. It sits alongside your services – reinforcing professional messages, countering harmful misinformation, and supporting people between appointments and after crisis contact.
Make a difference – without straining budgets or teams
Four priorities it supports:
- Intervene earlier – reaching people before symptoms become entrenched.
- Make waiting safer – clinically appropriate support during gaps and transitions.
- Keep messaging consistent – one trusted resource reinforcing what your professionals already say.
- Reduce escalation – helping people manage difficult moments without defaulting to crisis services.
A low-risk, scalable way to extend your reach – without adding burden to already stretched teams. Free for people and organisations. No contracts, no set-up, no personal data collected.
Built to standards you expect
Developed by Bristol Health Partners Eating Disorder Health Integration Team (EDHIT) and Expert Self Care – co-produced from the outset with clinicians, eating disorder specialists, people with lived experience, and charities including Anorexia & Bulimia Care, First Steps ED, and PANS PANDAS UK.
- PIF TICK accredited
- ORCHA assessed
- NHS DTAC compliant
"It's unique – a one-stop shop for so much support. Well presented and easily accessible."
– Eating disorder service user"An excellent tool for spotting early signs and helping young people. So helpful to have everything in one place."
– Teacher
For more on how we develop and quality-assure our content, visit our Quality Assurance and Editorial pages.
Make it local
Add a branded homepage and a directory of your local services, referral routes, and support – connecting nationally recognised guidance to your own pathways.
Ready to talk?
If you'd like to explore how the app could support your organisation or community, let's spend 20 minutes on it.
If you or someone you know needs support with an eating disorder, Beat runs a free helpline – details at beateatingdisorders.org.uk. In an emergency, contact your GP or call 999.