Karen Gormley's Contact Details

Karen Gormley's Company Details

THE FOOD ADDICTION INSTITUTE INC

SARASOTA, FL, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Waste/Recycling/Environmental

Mission:Advocating widespread acceptance of food addiction as a disease of substance abuse and the availability of effective, abstinence-based solutions.The Food Addiction Institute (FAI) founded in 2005, is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to support the healing of all food addicts. To accomplish our mission FAI works towards the following: - Help identify and expand knowledge about Food Addiction. - Provide professional and public education about Food Addiction as a treatable chemical dependency to physicians, dietitians, therapists, counsellors and allied health professionals, internationally. - Offer information about promising new practices for the treatment of food addiction. - Supply resources for those who may be food addicted. Create a forum for the development and dissemination of innovative and effective public health strategies related to the prevention, mitigation and treatment of food addiction.HistoryThe Food Addiction Institute was first conceived and founded by Phil Werdell, MA, a long time food addiction professional and a leader in the field. It began in 2005 as a conversation among food addiction professionals and recovering food addicts about what was needed to effectively address the food addiction crisis within the obesity epidemic.The Institute has collected descriptions of best practices from leading treatment professionals. A growing list of publications and research has also been compiled for patients, clients, and healthcare providers. In January 2017, the FAI Board of Directors significantly updated its mission statement. It now reflects a greater emphasis on serving the needs of those afflicted with food addiction even as it continues to offer useful information to healthcare providers and researchers. The Food Addiction Institute has now also committed itself to playing a much stronger advocacy role.