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Dr Amy Burton

Dr Amy Burton is a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Recently, Amy’s research has focused on the prevention and early intervention of eating disorders in young people and Amy is the co-director of the Body Image and Eating Academic Network at UTS. In addition to her academic role at UTS, Amy is a practising clinical psychologist and clinical supervisor to early career psychologists. Having worked in and with headspace centres for over 8 years, Amy is passionate advocate for youth mental health, accessible mental health care, and supporting early career mental health clinicians.

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Eating disorders don’t just affect teen girls

Eating disorders impact more than 1.1 million people in Australia, representing 4.5% of the population. These disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa.

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