Bernie Hall

NEVER GIVE UP

NEVER GIVE UP Onlus is a Non Profit Organisation for beating Feeding and Eating Disorders - first cause of death for disease between 12 and 25 yo in Italy- in order support adolescents (and families) and young adults that are struggling with difficulties for food, weight and body image and families to ask for help. NEVER GIVE UP OBJECTIVES 〈 To change the way everyone thinks and talks about eating disorders challenging the stereotypes and stigma that people with eating disorders face 〈 To break up barriers to seek help in case of difficulties with food, weight and body image to encourage to look for early intervention 〈 To intervene by offering early treatment for Feeding and Eating Disorders in order to avoid those to continue to be cause of death 〈 Promote scientific research and training programs for professionals in the Feeding and Eating Disorders for providing scientific evidence and improving the quality of services NEVER GIVE UP IMPACT Advocacy. NEVER GIVE UP Successfully advocated in 2018 in developing sensitization and communication Institutional National campaign developed for Presidency of the Council of Ministers.The campaign has been directed by the Oscar Winner Danis Tanovic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnFEeT7xs4E&feature=emb_title In 2019 also advocated for the institutionalization of the Eating Disorders' Day (15th of March) with Ministry of Health. Thought Leadership. Deeply involved in changing the narrative around Eating Disorders and breaking down the stigma and sensitize about Eating Disorders in partnership TV, radio, and press including the Rai, Mediaset, Sky, La7 and Discovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC54jFwUwjw&feature=youtu.be Strategy and Innovation. ‘ NEVER GIVE UP Houses Project' to build a network of centers throughout Italy able to change the way to approach Eating Disorders by offering sensitisation, prevention, treatment, post-treatment, training that won a grant of Presidency of Council of Ministries