At Kartini Clinic we are always searching for new ideas and new ways to treat children and youth with eating disorders.

Over the years I have had many off-the-cuff suggestions about what would be helpful to families as well as an occasional professional comment on this issue (yes Laura, I count you as a professional!). But now I would like to solicit advice from cyberspace.

We have just launched our Kartini Maudsley Outpatient program (where a medically stable child is treated at home, with our team support, using our nutritional plan). We already offer inpatient medical stabilization and Kartini Day Treatment, as well as tailored aftercare/outpatient treatment. We welcome one-time consultations to determine presence or absence of an eating disorder as well as one-time consultations for the purpose of helping a family determine appropriate level of care. We also welcome phone consultations with parents only, when parents feel the need to talk about their own child’s situation with one of our doctors. We can do distance follow-up (via phone or skype) for those of our graduated patients living or going to college within Oregon and Washington.

So, is there a need for an intensive week-long program for parents who want to do Maudsley in their own home town?

What do families really need? Tell us!