Become a Befriender.
Befriending is our multi-award winning 6-to-9-month weekly support programme, recognised by NHS England’s National Integrated Personal Commissioning Team, where we match a service user with one of our highly trained and supervised befrienders. It is one of our most beloved services, available to anyone affected by an eating disorder (also supporting carers’, families and friends of anyone struggling with an eating disorder.)
Many of our Befrienders have a lived experience, with an empathetic and knowledgeable approach to the challenges you are facing at the moment. They ‘get it’ and understand the intensity of an eating disorder, whether you yourself are struggling or you’re caring for a loved one. The service has been, and continues to be, a lifeline during those difficult times.
Could it be you?
Once you’re signed up…
Befriender application wait-list.
Looking for a worthy cause to volunteer your time to? Or perhaps you’re looking to support a charity and community which made a difference to your eating disorder recovery.
Passionate individuals can apply any time via the button below. See right for our most up-to-date application and training dates (all training dates are mandatory and takes place over MS Teams.)
Here’s the latest blogs…
Here you’ll find service updates and announcements about befriending, as well as personal stories and other features from our community. For more stories and discussion visit our blog page. If you’re a befriender or a befriendee and want to share your story we’d love to hear from you.