Kartini Clinic for Children and Families

Pediatric Eating Disorder Treatment Program

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  • Eating Disorder Treatment
    • Anorexia Nervosa
      • Signs & Symptoms: Anorexia
      • Causes and Triggers: Anorexia
      • Treatment: Anorexia
    • Bulimia Nervosa
      • Signs & Symptoms: Bulimia
      • Causes and Triggers: Bulimia
      • Treatment: Bulimia
    • Food Phobia
      • Signs & Symptoms: Food Phobia
      • Causes and Triggers: Food Phobia
      • Treatment: Food Phobia
    • ARFID
    • Treatment Overview
      • Inpatient
      • Kartini Clinic Partial Hospitalization Program
      • Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
      • Virtual Intensive Outpatient (VIOP)
      • Outpatient
      • Cost of Treatment
  • Eating Disorder Resources
    • For Referring Providers
      • 8 Important Hospitalization Criteria
      • Provider Referrals to Kartini Clinic
    • Kartini School
    • For Parents and Guardians
      • Top Tips for Parents
      • Understanding Your Insurance
      • Talking to Your Employer
      • Insurance FAQ
      • Mental Health Parity Law
      • Family Housing Information
      • School During Treatment
      • Give Food a Chance
    • Research & Resources
    • Eating Disorder Treatment Videos
    • Glossary of Eating Disorder Terms
  • About Kartini Clinic
    • Why Kartini is Different
    • Will Treatment Work?
    • Our Staff
      • Julie O’Toole MD MPH
      • Naghmeh Moshtael MD
      • Shanna Greene
      • Morgan O’Toole
      • Megan Maples
      • Sherrill Gandsey RN
      • Leslie Weisner LMFT
      • Steve Nemirow
      • Amy Stauffer
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    • Careers at Kartini
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About Kartini Clinic

About the program

Kartini Clinic is located in Portland, Oregon and was founded in 1998 by Dr. Julie O’Toole MD MPH, an internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents. Kartini Clinic began as an outpatient program, but it soon became clear to Dr. O’Toole that many patients with eating disordered could not be treated effectively on an outpatient basis. Kartini Clinic’s Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) was created in 2004 to provide medically necessary and clinically appropriate eating disorder treatment specifically for children and adolescents (ages 6 to 18).

From the very beginning Kartini Clinic’s program has been family-centered, with a strong medical emphasis on prompt, adequate weight gain as a prerequisite to a resumption of normal growth and development. Since its founding Kartini Clinic has treated more than 3000 patients and their families from all over the United States and around the world, from every walk of life and every conceivable socio-economic background.

Our clinical work has taught us that parents don’t cause eating disorders and children don’t choose to have them. Instead, eating disorders are highly heritable brain illnesses (meaning they run in families) and are not caused by bad parenting or a child’s “desire for control”. These theories have long ago been debunked by an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence.

Where does Kartini Clinic get its name?

Raden Adjeng Kartini was a prominent social activist and advocate for equal rights, especially education for women and girls, despite being born into privileged nobility on the island kingdom of Java, now part of modern day Indonesia. To this day her memory is honored in Indonesia on April 21, known as Hari Kartini (Kartini Day).

Born in 1879, her life was severely narrowed by social restrictions and taboos, the common lot for women of her era, even relatively privileged ones. Uncommonly, however, her father and brother allowed her to attend a Dutch elementary school in her neighborhood. Kartini’s education and ability to read, write, and speak Dutch set her apart from other young women. Far from flaunting her advantage or settling into feelings of superiority, Kartini spent her short life planning for the education of other women. This is a quote taken from one of the many letters she wrote to her Dutch friend Stella in 1899 when she was twenty:

“I have been longing to make the acquaintance of a ‘modern girl,’ that proud, independent girl who has all my sympathy! She who, happy and self-reliant, lightly and alertly steps her way through life, full of enthusiasm and warm feelings; working not only for her own well-being and happiness, but for the greater good of humanity as a whole.”

By naming our clinic after Raden Kartini, we honor the spirit of a young Javanese princess, very much like your daughters and our own. More information about Kartini’s life and times are available on Wikipedia.

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  • Where does Kartini Clinic get its name?

Recent Blog Posts

Are social media platforms making eating disorders in children worse?

January 10, 2023 By Morgan O'Toole-Smith

School During Eating Disorder Treatment? Not To Worry

October 13, 2022 By Morgan O'Toole-Smith

Online Reviews

September 23, 2021 By Morgan O'Toole-Smith

Spotting the Tiger: Identifying Early Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Children for Timely Intervention

May 8, 2023 By Morgan O'Toole-Smith

New to Treatment? Don’t Panic!

February 10, 2022 By Julie O'Toole

Kartini School: A Success Story

February 9, 2022 By Morgan O'Toole-Smith

  • Eating Disorder Treatment
    • Anorexia Nervosa
      • Signs & Symptoms: Anorexia
      • Causes and Triggers: Anorexia
      • Treatment: Anorexia
    • Bulimia Nervosa
      • Signs & Symptoms: Bulimia
      • Causes and Triggers: Bulimia
      • Treatment: Bulimia
    • Food Phobia
      • Signs & Symptoms: Food Phobia
      • Causes and Triggers: Food Phobia
      • Treatment: Food Phobia
    • ARFID
    • Treatment Overview
      • Inpatient
      • Kartini Clinic Partial Hospitalization Program
      • Virtual Intensive Outpatient (VIOP)
      • Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
      • Outpatient
      • Cost of Treatment
  • Eating Disorder Resources
    • For Referring Providers
      • 8 Important Hospitalization Criteria
      • Provider Referrals to Kartini Clinic
    • For Parents and Guardians
      • Top Tips for Parents
      • Understanding Your Insurance
      • Talking to Your Employer
      • Insurance FAQ
      • Mental Health Parity Law
      • Family Housing Information
      • School During Treatment
      • Give Food a Chance
    • Kartini School
    • Research & Resources
    • Treatment Videos
    • Glossary of Eating Disorder Terms
  • About Kartini Clinic
    • Why Kartini is Different
    • Will Treatment Work?
    • Our Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Careers at Kartini

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Online Reviews

Are social media platforms making eating disorders in children worse?

January 10, 2023

At least one school district in Seattle thinks so. Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has filed a suit in US DIstrict Court alleging that “defendants [social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat] affirmatively recommend and promote harmful content to youth, such as … Read Post...

School During Eating Disorder Treatment? Not To Worry

October 13, 2022

During the school year, families are sometimes hesitant to have their child enter treatment in the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) because they are worried about time away from school. The teachers at Kartini School understand your concern.  Often, our patients are super-conscientious … Read Post...

Provider Referrals Kartini Clinic

Online Reviews

September 23, 2021

This post is from Kartini Clinic CEO Morgan O'Toole.  Online reviews have become part of our everyday lives. Who hasn’t glanced at the star ratings when Googling a new hair salon or looking for a restaurant to try out? Most of the time, online reviews are just another useful data point when … Read Post...

For Referring Providers Kartini Clinic

Spotting the Tiger: Identifying Early Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Children for Timely Intervention

May 8, 2023

In the powerful documentary, "Spotting the Tiger," narrated by Oscar Award Winner Jamie Lee Curtis, the film emphasizes the importance of recognizing early warning signs of eating disorders in children. As we commemorate its 15th anniversary, the core message of this film remains just as relevant … Read Post...

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At Kartini Clinic we practice only evidence-based, family-centered eating disorder treatment. Our program is a multi-disciplinary medical and psychiatric treatment model rather than an exclusively psychiatric approach to eating disorder treatment.  read more »

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