{
 "title": "Ontario eating disorder peer support groups and caregiver and family support groups, with published meeting times",
 "description": "Peer support groups, caregiver and family support groups, and facilitated support circles for eating disorders and disordered eating that are available to people in Ontario, where the organisation publishes information about the group on its own website. Each entry records the organisation name as it publishes it, the group name, who the group is for, the format, the meeting schedule in the organisation's own words, the cost only where the organisation publishes one, whether a referral or assessment is required, how to join, the source URL and the date it was checked. Every entry was read on the organisation's own website on 2026-08-07. Inclusion is not an endorsement and there is no financial relationship with anyone listed.",
 "page": "https://laurenhofstee.me/ontario-eating-disorder-peer-support/",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "Lauren Hofstee, Registered Dietitian",
  "credential": "Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Ontario",
  "url": "https://laurenhofstee.me/"
 },
 "licence": "Free to quote, cite and reuse with attribution to https://laurenhofstee.me/ontario-eating-disorder-peer-support/ . Every fact here was copied from the linked organisation's own website on the stated check date and may have changed since. Meeting times, seasons and fees change without notice. Verify against the source before relying on it.",
 "verification_method": "Each entry was read on the listed organisation's own website on the check date. Nothing is aggregated from Psychology Today, 211, eMentalHealth, the regional healthline sites, or any other third party directory. Where a schedule is published only inside the organisation's own PDF calendar or its own browser-rendered event listing, that file or listing was opened and read. Organisations that could not be verified from their own pages are in the excluded list, with the reason.",
 "disclaimer": "Inclusion is not an endorsement and the publisher has no financial relationship with anyone listed. Peer support is not a substitute for medical monitoring, nutrition care or treatment. If a situation is urgent or medically unstable, contact your local emergency service, or call or text 9-8-8.",
 "region": "Ontario, Canada",
 "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
 "generated_on": "2026-08-07",
 "count": 30,
 "excluded_count": 13,
 "excluded_note": "This list carries the exclusions recorded as structured entries on the page. The page itself is authoritative for the full set of organisations that were looked at and left out, and states the reason for each one.",
 "entries": [
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, 87 Spadina Road",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Adult Support, drop-in, in person",
    "Who it is for": "Adults aged 17 and over living in Ontario who have lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating. The calendar describes it as a non-judgmental space where participants can seek support about the challenges of living with an eating disorder.",
    "Format": "In person at 87 Spadina Road, Toronto.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Tuesdays, 4:30pm to 6:00pm, Broadened Guidelines. Offered, 12 sessions, July 7 to Sept 22, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The calendar lists closure dates of Wednesday July 1 and Monday September 7, when groups do not run."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, 87 Spadina Road",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Young Adult Support, ages 17 to 30, drop-in, in person",
    "Who it is for": "Youth and young adults aged 17 to 30 who are struggling with their eating or body image. The calendar says there is a particular focus on issues specific to this age group, such as moving out, exploring employment opportunities and choosing career paths, academic pressures, and navigating relationships within family, friends, and partners.",
    "Format": "In person at 87 Spadina Road, Toronto.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Tuesdays, 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 7 to Sept 8, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Family, Friends, and Partners Support, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "Family members, partners and friends of a person with an eating disorder. The calendar states a separate breakout room with one facilitator is used for the partners who attend this group. The programs page states caregivers and loved ones register in the Caregivers and Loved Ones category and are not permitted to register for any other groups.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Offered, 12 sessions, July 7 to Sept 22, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "If you are both a caregiver and someone with lived experience, the programs page asks you to contact Sheena's Place to discuss which type of group would best meet your needs."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Adult Support, drop-in, online",
    "Who it is for": "Adults aged 17 and over living in Ontario with lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Wednesdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Offered, 12 sessions, July 8 to Sept 23, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Binge Eating Support, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "People struggling with binge eating. The calendar says participants will be encouraged to share challenges, insights, and coping strategies, and that facilitators introduce a new coping skill at the beginning of each group.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 7 to Sept 8, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The calendar notes this group includes amended guidelines, which allow discussion of symptoms as well as some nutritional information."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Big Time Body Liberation, a space to talk about resisting weight stigma for folks in bigger bodies, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "People in larger bodies. The calendar describes it as a safer space for folks in fat, larger, plus-size, thick and other bodies to explore topics and experiences related to living life in the fat lane, including distressed and disordered eating, weight-based discrimination and self-advocacy in healthcare settings.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Wednesdays, 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 8 to Sept 9, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Disabled and Chronically Ill Support, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "People in the disability community. The calendar states the group is designed to provide a safer space for those in the disability community to explore their unique experiences of body image and disordered eating.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Mondays, 12:30pm to 2:00pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 6 to Sept 14, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The calendar states this group prioritises space for persons who identify as disabled, including visible and invisible, permanent and episodic disabilities, and is run by facilitators who identify as disabled. It asks you to contact Sheena's Place if you require accommodations to participate."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Neurodivergent Support, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "Neurodivergent people who want to explore the intersection of neurodivergence and eating disorder experiences. The calendar states it is also a welcoming place for those with ARFID or ARFID-like experiences, and that guidelines will be amended to allow for more direct conversations about ARFID.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Thursdays, 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 9 to Sept 10, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The calendar states this group is intended for people who identify as being part of the broader neurodivergent community, including self-identified or diagnosed ADHD and autism, and is run by facilitators who identify as being neurodivergent."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Questioning Support, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "People who identify as part of the broader trans community. The calendar describes a safe space to discuss the complexities and interconnectedness of gender identity and body image.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Thursdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 9 to Sept 10, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The calendar states this space is facilitated by folx who identify as non-binary and trans."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Brush and Bloom, art-based support group, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "People in eating disorder recovery. The calendar describes it as a gentle, art-based support group and says no art experience is necessary.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Thursdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm. Offered, 10 sessions, July 9 to Sept 10, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "For online arts groups the calendar asks participants to provide their own basic art supplies, and says to contact rcastro@sheenasplace.org if you are unable to access them."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sheena's Place",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, online across Ontario",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Sheena's Place",
    "Group name": "Making Sense of DBT, dialectical behavioural skills, drop-in",
    "Who it is for": "People with an eating disorder who want to apply DBT skills day to day. The calendar describes it as drop-in eating disorder support designed to introduce and enhance your understanding and use of DBT skills.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. Groups must be accessed from a location within Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published in the Summer 2026 Program Calendar: When, Fridays, 10:00am to 11:30am. Offered, 10 sessions, July 10 to Sept 11, 2026.",
    "Cost": "Free. The Summer 2026 calendar states, no diagnosis or referral is required and all programs are free. The programs page states all of the programs at Sheena's Place are free of charge, group-based, and professionally facilitated.",
    "Referral or assessment": "No. The programs page states no formal eating disorder diagnosis or referral is required to participate. Eligibility is age 17 and over, living in Ontario, with groups accessed from a location within Ontario, and lived experience of an eating disorder or disordered eating.",
    "How to join": "Registration is required for all groups and workshops, including drop-in programs. Create a profile on the Gnosis registration platform linked from sheenasplace.org/programs-registration/. Drop-in groups are coded D, and the calendar states participants can register at any time during the season. Program Registrar Rhys Castro, rcastro@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 extension 100."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sheenasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Summer-2026-Program-Calendar.pdf",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Danielle's Place at Reach Out Centre for Kids",
   "subtitle": "Burlington, Halton Region, 471 Pearl Street",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Danielle's Place at Reach Out Centre for Kids",
    "Group name": "Virtual Parent Support Group",
    "Who it is for": "Parents and caregivers of children and youth affected by eating disorders or transitioning to adult care. The page states the group is facilitated by Peer Support Workers who have personal experience.",
    "Format": "Online. The page states, join us virtually.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "Monthly. The page states, join our monthly virtual support group for parents and caregivers, and describes drop-in sessions with a guest speaker invited monthly. No specific day, time or date is published on the page.",
    "Cost": "Not published.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None is stated for this group. The page states a referral is required for its youth group programs, obtained by calling ROCK's Access and System Navigation line, but it does not state a referral requirement for the parent support group.",
    "How to join": "The page states, to register for this group please email us at daniellesplace@rockonline.ca. General enquiries 289-266-0036.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The page states Danielle's Place programs should not be used as a stand-in for hospital treatment, and that if you are concerned that you or someone you know has experienced a significant change in weight, you should seek attention from your family physician."
   },
   "source_url": "https://rockonline.ca/for-youth/daniellesplace/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Body Brave",
   "subtitle": "Hamilton, groups delivered online across Ontario",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Body Brave",
    "Group name": "Challenging Binge Eating or Emotional Eating, a weekly drop-in group",
    "Who it is for": "People struggling with binge eating, overeating or emotional eating. The page states no formal diagnosis is required and that participants choose the topics explored each week.",
    "Format": "Online. The page states all groups are available virtually through Zoom Healthcare.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the groups page: Mondays, ongoing, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states all groups are available virtually through Zoom Healthcare and are free of charge, and the group description states there is no charge for the group, however donations are welcomed.",
    "Referral or assessment": "An intake call is required. The eligibility box states you must be registered for the Recovery Support Program, be an Ontario resident, be aged 17 and over, and have previously completed a Body Brave intake call. The group description states no diagnosis is required.",
    "How to join": "Request enrolment from the groups page. The page states enrolment for weekly drop-in sessions is on a first-come-first-served basis, clients can request enrolment at any time, and participants sign up weekly. Registration for the Recovery Support Program is at bodybrave.ca/register. Phone 905-312-9628.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The group description states, please note that this group is not a substitute for outpatient or inpatient hospital-based treatment. Body Brave also states it does not offer emergency or crisis services."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.bodybrave.ca/groups",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Body Brave",
   "subtitle": "Hamilton, groups delivered online across Ontario",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Body Brave",
    "Group name": "Challenging Body Dissatisfaction, a weekly drop-in group",
    "Who it is for": "Anyone struggling with body dissatisfaction. The page says topics may include body image, coping with strong emotions, communication skills, boundaries, motivation, and experiences related to restriction and purging.",
    "Format": "Online. The page states all groups are available virtually through Zoom Healthcare.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the groups page: Tuesdays, ongoing, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states all groups are free of charge, and the group description states there is no charge for the group, however donations are welcomed.",
    "Referral or assessment": "An intake call is required. The eligibility box states you must be registered for the Recovery Support Program, be an Ontario resident, be aged 17 and over, and have previously completed a Body Brave intake call. The group description states no diagnosis is required.",
    "How to join": "Request enrolment from the groups page, and sign up weekly. Registration for the Recovery Support Program is at bodybrave.ca/register. Phone 905-312-9628.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The group description states this group is not a substitute for outpatient or inpatient hospital-based treatment."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.bodybrave.ca/groups",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Body Brave",
   "subtitle": "Hamilton, groups delivered online across Ontario",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Body Brave",
    "Group name": "Nutrition Essentials, a weekly drop-in group",
    "Who it is for": "People with any type of eating disorder or disordered eating who are ready to explore what nutrition for recovery might look like. The page states sessions are facilitated by one of its weight-inclusive Registered Dietitians.",
    "Format": "Online. The page states all groups are available virtually through Zoom Healthcare.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the groups page: Wednesday, ongoing, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states all groups are free of charge, and the group description states there is no charge for the group, however donations are welcomed.",
    "Referral or assessment": "An intake call is required. The eligibility box states you must be registered for the Recovery Support Program, be an Ontario resident, be aged 17 and over, and have previously completed a Body Brave intake call.",
    "How to join": "Request enrolment from the groups page, and sign up weekly. Registration for the Recovery Support Program is at bodybrave.ca/register. Phone 905-312-9628.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The page states conversations in this group may involve triggering content for those sensitive to discussing food in detail, and that it is appropriate for anyone ready to talk about nutrition openly in a pro-recovery space."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.bodybrave.ca/groups",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Overeaters Anonymous, Central Ontario Intergroup",
   "subtitle": "Toronto based, meetings across central and southwestern Ontario",
   "region": "Central Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Overeaters Anonymous, Central Ontario Intergroup",
    "Group name": "Registered OA meetings on the Central Ontario Intergroup meeting list",
    "Who it is for": "The home page states, we welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. The meetings page distinguishes two kinds: closed meetings are for those who have, or think they may have a problem with food, and newcomers are welcome. Open meetings are for anyone, including family, friends, and interested health care professionals.",
    "Format": "In person and virtual. The intergroup publishes a dated meeting list showing in-person meetings in cities including Toronto, Kitchener, Oshawa, Peterborough, St Thomas, Woodstock, Norwich, Wasaga Beach, Alliston, Burlington, Cobourg, Sudbury and Timmins, alongside Zoom meetings.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "The current meeting list is published as a PDF dated July 29, 2026, covering Sunday through Saturday with a time, city, format and location for each meeting. Times, cities and Zoom details are on that list rather than on the web page, so the list itself is the schedule.",
    "Cost": "Free. The home page states, OA charges no dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published. The home page states the only thing OA asks is a desire to stop eating compulsively.",
    "How to join": "Open the current meeting list from the Find a Meeting page and go to a meeting. The page states meeting updates go to coicoordinator@oaontario.org.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The home page states OA is not just about weight loss, weight gain or maintenance, or obesity or diets, that it addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, that it is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.oaontario.org/meetings",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, online across Eastern Ontario",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
    "Group name": "Drop-In Peer Support Group",
    "Who it is for": "People with shared experiences related to food, weight, and body image. The support groups page states Hopewell's peer support groups are open to residents of Eastern Ontario who are aged 17 and over, with the Family and Friends group as the exception.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the group's own page: we'll meet every Thursday from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, over Zoom.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states, since this is a drop in-group, there is no cost. The product listing shows a price of 0.00 CAD.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "The page states, register once, and show up when you want. It states you will receive the Zoom link in your Participant Guide, which is sent out every Thursday. Contact info@hopewell.ca, or 613-241-3428, which the site says is checked weekly.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The support groups page states all of Hopewell's groups are meant to be complementary to formal mental health services and medical treatment, and are not a replacement for these services."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.hopewell.ca/supportgroups/p/drop-in-peer-support-group",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, online across Eastern Ontario",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
    "Group name": "Virtual Art Therapy Group",
    "Who it is for": "People living with eating disorders and body image concerns. The group is described as a semi closed support group facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute students. Hopewell's support groups page states peer support groups are open to residents of Eastern Ontario aged 17 and over.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom, with an art kit collected in person at Heartwood House, 404 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, or delivered another way if transport is a barrier.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the group's own page: every Wednesday from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, starting on August 19th, 2026. Participants can register at any point and join in on the first Wednesday of each month, listed as Aug 19th, Sept 2nd, Oct 7th and Nov 4th. Once integrated into the group, participants are welcome to continue for as long as they wish without re-registering.",
    "Cost": "The page states, to make our programs as inclusive as possible, this group is priced at 50 dollars, which helps us cover the cost of materials, and, if cost is a barrier to your participation, we offer a pay-what-you-can option. The registration menu offers a General option and an option for people who are Indigenous, First Nations, Metis or Inuit, and the support groups page states Hopewell is now offering free programming to Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Register through the product page on Hopewell's own site. Questions to the Programs Coordinator at programs@hopewell.ca.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "Hopewell states it strives to make programs accessible regardless of your financial situation, and asks anyone for whom the fee is a barrier, or who cannot pay by credit card online, to contact programs@hopewell.ca to discuss alternative options."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.hopewell.ca/supportgroups/p/art-therapy-august-november",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, in person in Westboro",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
    "Group name": "Caregivers Coffeehouse, part of Circles of Support",
    "Who it is for": "Caregivers. The listing states this space is designed specifically for caregivers, and describes it as a welcoming, low-pressure space for caregivers to unwind, connect, and spend time with others who truly get it.",
    "Format": "In person at Equator Coffee in Westboro, Ottawa.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the listing: held on the second and last Tuesday of each month from 6-8pm. Each date appears as its own event, and the dates published on the check date were Tuesday August 11 and Tuesday August 25, 2026.",
    "Cost": "The listings show a price of 0.00 CAD. Registration options are General, or an option for people who are Indigenous, First Nations, Metis or Inuit.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "The listing states, we ask that you register for each date individually. Register through the Social Nights page on Hopewell's own site and filter for For Caregivers.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The listing describes these evenings as intentionally casual and minimally facilitated."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.hopewell.ca/socialnights",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre",
    "Group name": "Circles of Support, social nights",
    "Who it is for": "The page states these are open to support group members, mentors and mentees, volunteers, and anyone in Ottawa who is in recovery or has recovered from an eating disorder, and that you can bring a friend. It describes them as weekly social nights for anyone navigating eating disorders or disordered eating.",
    "Format": "Mostly in person in Ottawa, with the activity varying by night.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "Dated individually rather than on a fixed weekly slot. The evenings published for August 2026 on the check date were Painted Picture Frame on August 17, Yoga for Recovery on August 18, Puzzle Challenge Night on August 26, and Distress Tolerance Kits on August 31.",
    "Cost": "Every social night listing shows a price of 0.00 CAD.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Register for each evening through the Social Nights page on Hopewell's own site.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "Hopewell describes Circles of Support as a chance to step outside the intensity of recovery work and simply connect, and says the gatherings often include art-based or low-impact, joyful movement activities."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.hopewell.ca/socialnights",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Overeaters Anonymous, Ottawa District Intergroup",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Overeaters Anonymous, Ottawa District Intergroup",
    "Group name": "Face-to-face meetings in Ottawa and the surrounding area",
    "Who it is for": "The page states, no matter what your problem with food, compulsive overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or overexercising, we have a solution. It states an open meeting is open to OA members and non-OA visitors, that all meetings are considered open unless otherwise indicated, and that a closed meeting is open to anyone with a desire to stop eating compulsively or anyone who thinks they may have a problem with compulsive overeating.",
    "Format": "In person, with a separate virtual meeting list linked from the same page.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "The face-to-face list published on the check date reads: Ottawa Barrhaven, Monday 7 to 8 pm, Minto Recreation Complex, 3500 Cambrian Road, Blackleaf Room on the second floor. Ottawa Nepean, Tuesday 11:00 am, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, 35 Stafford Road Door 3, Bells Corners, Music Studio A. Eganville, Tuesday 7:30 pm, Eganville Seniors, 30 Bell Street. Barry's Bay, Wednesday 1:00 pm, St-Hedwig's Rectory basement, 18 Karol Wojtyla Square. Ottawa Hintonburg, Wednesday 7:00 pm, Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington Street West, in the basement. Ottawa Centretown, Saturday 9:00 am, McNabb Recreation Centre, a scent-free building. Kingston, Saturday 9:30 am, 56 Francis Street, Lasalle Room. Brockville, Saturday 10:00 am, Wall Street United Church, 5 Wall Street, upstairs.",
    "Cost": "Not published on the Ottawa District pages read on the check date.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Go to a meeting at the listed time and place. General contact info@oa-ottawa.ca, 613-820-5669, in English and French.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The page notes meetings marked with an asterisk are outside the City of Ottawa, and states that all registered meetings welcome and give a voice to any person who has the desire to stop eating compulsively."
   },
   "source_url": "https://oa-ottawa.ca/find_a_meeting/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Overeaters Anonymous, meetings in Sudbury and Timmins",
   "subtitle": "Published on the Central Ontario Intergroup meeting list",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Overeaters Anonymous, Central Ontario Intergroup",
    "Group name": "Northern Ontario meetings on the Central Ontario Intergroup meeting list",
    "Who it is for": "Anyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Meetings marked Open are open to anyone, including family and friends. Meetings marked Closed are for those who have, or think they may have, a problem with food, and newcomers are welcome at both.",
    "Format": "In person and virtual, in Northern Ontario.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "From the meeting list dated July 29, 2026: Sudbury, Thursday 7:00 PM, in person, marked Open, at United Pentecostal Church, 2080 Lassale Boulevard, front door main level. Sudbury, Wednesday 7:00 PM, virtual, marked Closed, an OA literature meeting. Timmins, Tuesday 7:00 PM, in person, marked Closed, at St. Mathews Church, 331 5th Avenue, right door in front of the church, listed as Happy Face OA.",
    "Cost": "Free. The intergroup's home page states OA charges no dues or fees and is self-supporting through member contributions.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Open the current meeting list from the Find a Meeting page for the contact name and phone number attached to each meeting, and go.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "These are the only in-person eating-related peer support meetings in Northern Ontario that could be verified from an organisation's own website during this check. Everything else found for the north was either treatment requiring a referral or a third party listing."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.oaontario.org/meetings",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "National Initiative for Eating Disorders",
   "subtitle": "NIED, a Canadian charity",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED)",
    "Group name": "Caregiver support groups and caregiver education sessions",
    "Who it is for": "Caregivers of a person with an eating disorder. One of the listed groups is described as a support group built specifically for men supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. NIED states it exists to give hope and support to individuals with an eating disorder and their caregivers, and works to address the needs of Canadians impacted by eating disorders.",
    "Format": "Online.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "NIED publishes dated sessions on its Upcoming Support Groups page. The sessions listed on the check date were: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, Male Caregiver Support Group with Dr. Blake Woodside, which had already passed. Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. EDT, Caring for the Caregiver with Anita Pudlik. Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Caregiver Education and Q and A Session with Sara Robb. The listing is rebuilt by script in the browser, so an ordinary page fetch returns an empty list.",
    "Cost": "Not published.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Each dated session on the page carries a Register button. NIED also publishes a general registration form at nied.ca/register-for-group which asks who you are a caregiver for and which programmes interest you, listing male caregiver, couples caregiver, parent, partner and caregiver mentorship options. Contact Elise Sieradzki, Manager, Caregiver Support Programs, elise@nied.ca.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "Body Brave's own Caregiver Support Program page states that its live caregiver support groups are the virtual caregiver support groups hosted by NIED, so the two organisations point at the same sessions."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.nied.ca/upcoming-supportgroups",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Nova Scotia, through Body Peace Canada",
   "subtitle": "Open to anyone in Canada",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Eating Disorders Nova Scotia, delivered through Body Peace Canada",
    "Group name": "Peer Support Groups, ages 18 and over",
    "Who it is for": "Anyone in Canada aged 18 and over. The organisation's home page states its peer support programs are free, virtual and open to anyone in Canada 14 and over, and the peer support page states the groups themselves are ages 18 and over. Body Peace Canada's own site states it is a free online resource for anyone 14 and over in Canada.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom, facilitated by trained Peer Mentors.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published: The 40+ Group, ages 40 and over, meets on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm Atlantic Time. Colouring the Conversations BIPOC Peer Support Group, ages 18 and over, meets on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm Atlantic Time. Binge Eating Group, ages 18 and over, meets on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm Atlantic Time. The Trans+ Group, ages 18 and over, meets on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm Atlantic Time. The Adult Group, ages 18 and over, meets on Thursdays at 7:00 pm Atlantic Time. These are the organisation's published times in Atlantic Time and are printed here exactly as published, not converted.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states, all our Peer Support programs are free.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None. The page states, a diagnosis or referral is not needed.",
    "How to join": "The page states, register once, then join whenever you'd like, and directs people to bodypeacecanada.ca/peer-support to access the programs.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "Body Peace Canada was founded by Eating Disorders Nova Scotia with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, and states its services are designed and delivered by those with lived experience in eating disorder recovery."
   },
   "source_url": "https://eatingdisordersns.ca/peer-support-programs",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Nova Scotia",
   "subtitle": "Family and Friends program, open to caregivers",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Eating Disorders Nova Scotia",
    "Group name": "Monthly Virtual Family Support Meetings",
    "Who it is for": "Parents and family members supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. The organisation's home page describes the Family and Friends stream as open to anyone who cares for and supports someone with an eating disorder.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom. The page describes them as confidential, virtual monthly support meetings.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published on the check date: our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm AST. The page states the Zoom link is provided in the Family and Friends Newsletter.",
    "Cost": "Not published on this page.",
    "Referral or assessment": "An intake conversation is required. The page states, all new participants must first complete a one-on-one support session with a dedicated Family Peer Supporter, and describes this as mandatory and confidential.",
    "How to join": "The page states you must register for the monthly meeting at least one week before the scheduled date, and that registrations received after this deadline will be automatically deferred to the following month's meeting.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The organisation states all of its services are available without a referral or a diagnosis, and separately publishes an online resource for parents with children experiencing anorexia."
   },
   "source_url": "https://eatingdisordersns.ca/friends-and-family",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Looking Glass Foundation",
   "subtitle": "Open to Canadian residents aged 14 and over",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Looking Glass Foundation",
    "Group name": "Online Peer Support chats",
    "Who it is for": "The page states, Canadian residents aged 14 and older who are experiencing an eating disorder, disordered eating or body image issues.",
    "Format": "Online, text-based group chat hosted on the organisation's Program Hub, facilitated by trained Looking Glass Moderators.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published, all times in Pacific Standard Time and printed here exactly as published, not converted: Monday 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Tuesday 4:30 to 6:00 PM and 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00 PM and 8:30 to 10:00 PM. Thursday 4:30 to 6:00 PM and 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Friday 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Sunday 7:30 to 9:00 PM. The page states there are 9 live chats per week and participants can join as many as they like. The 2SLGBTQIA+ chat takes place on the first Tuesday of every month, and the Binge Eating chat takes place every Wednesday from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.",
    "Cost": "Not published on this page.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published, but there is a stability requirement. The page states, OPS is not a crisis service and individuals must be medically and psychiatrically stable in order to participate in this program.",
    "How to join": "The page states you need to register and create a profile on the Program Hub, and that you choose a display name, which can be your first name or another name of your choosing. Questions to programs@lookingglassbc.com.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The page states chats avoid sensitive subjects such as weight, dieting, and specific eating disorder behaviours, and that participants are welcome to chat or simply observe the flow of dialogue."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.lookingglassbc.com/programs/online-peer-support-chats/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "F.E.A.S.T.",
   "subtitle": "A global non-profit for families",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "F.E.A.S.T.",
    "Group name": "Caregiver Support Groups, run jointly with ANAD",
    "Who it is for": "The page states the caregiver group is open to parents, spouses, roommates, and others in the position of providing support to someone navigating an eating disorder, and that the groups are led by peers who have been there.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published, in Eastern Time and printed here exactly as published: Thursday at 2pm ET / 11am PT, and Monday at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states, each group is completely free and 75 minutes in duration.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Register from the page. It states it can take up to 5 business days for registrations to process, and that upon processing you will receive weekly group reminder emails with the Zoom link, and asks you to check spam folders.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "F.E.A.S.T.'s own mission page states, we are a global non-profit organization, serving thousands of families of people affected by eating disorders from over 100 different countries throughout the world, and that its programs and services are free. That statement is the reason this group is listed here and the two United States organisations further down are not."
   },
   "source_url": "https://feast-ed.org/caregiver-sibling-support-groups/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "F.E.A.S.T.",
   "subtitle": "A global non-profit for families",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "F.E.A.S.T.",
    "Group name": "Sibling Group, run jointly with ANAD",
    "Who it is for": "The page states the sibling group is open to those 13 years of age and older who have a sibling navigating an eating disorder.",
    "Format": "Online by Zoom.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published, in Eastern Time and printed here exactly as published: Tuesday at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.",
    "Cost": "Free. The page states, each group is completely free and 75 minutes in duration.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Register from the page. It states registrations can take up to 5 business days to process, after which weekly reminder emails carry the Zoom link.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "ANAD's own support groups page lists the same joint sessions as Siblings with F.E.A.S.T., ages 15 and over, on Tuesdays at 8pm ET, so the two organisations publish slightly different minimum ages for the same group. Ask before you rely on either figure."
   },
   "source_url": "https://feast-ed.org/caregiver-sibling-support-groups/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Anonymous",
   "subtitle": "A twelve-step fellowship, meetings worldwide",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA)",
    "Group name": "EDA meetings",
    "Who it is for": "The site states, the only requirement for membership is a desire to recover from an eating disorder. Its FAQ states an open EDA meeting is not limited to EDA members and that people attending an open meeting are not required to identify themselves as members.",
    "Format": "Mostly online. On the check date the fellowship's own meeting index carried 167 meetings, 108 of them flagged online, spread across every day of the week. No in-person Ontario meeting was listed. The three Canadian entries were all in British Columbia.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "EDA does not publish one fixed timetable. Its meeting index states, meetings are listed in your browser's timezone, and clicking a meeting shows that meeting's local time in parentheses if it differs. Online meetings on the index run every day of the week.",
    "Cost": "Free. The FAQ states, there are no dues or fees for EDA membership. We are self-supporting through our own contributions.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Use the meeting index on the fellowship's own site to open a meeting listing and follow the joining details there. General contact info@eatingdisordersanonymous.org.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The index page states, if no one shows up to host the meeting, take charge of your own recovery and help others by reporting this to the website team, and then by following the standard suggested meeting script. EDA also states there are no food plans in EDA and that it discourages any form of rigidity around food."
   },
   "source_url": "https://eatingdisordersanonymous.org/meetings/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  },
  {
   "name": "The Ontario Caregiver Organization",
   "subtitle": "General caregiver groups, not eating disorder specific",
   "region": "Province-wide and online",
   "details": {
    "Organisation": "The Ontario Caregiver Organization",
    "Group name": "Online Support Groups",
    "Who it is for": "Caregivers in Ontario. These are general caregiver groups covering many health conditions, not eating disorder groups. The page states each group is led by two trained peer facilitators who have lived experience as a caregiver, and that you will hear a range of caregiving stories including different health conditions. It also states the groups are only for caregivers seeking support, and that students, trainees, researchers, or individuals looking to learn about caregiving will not be admitted.",
    "Format": "Online.",
    "Published meeting schedule": "As published: Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST, first and third week of the month. Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST, second and fourth week of the month. Thursday 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, first and third week of the month. Thursday 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST, first and third week of the month. Friday 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST, first and third Friday of the month. There is also a Young Caregiver group for ages 15 to 25 on Wednesday 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST biweekly, a Change in Caregiver Identity group on Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST on the first and third Wednesday, and a French group which the page says runs on an adjusted schedule based on registration.",
    "Cost": "Not published on this page.",
    "Referral or assessment": "None published.",
    "How to join": "Register through the link on the page. It states you will receive a confirmation email within 3 to 5 business days after registering for your chosen group. Questions to peersupport@ontariocaregiver.ca. There is also a 24 hour helpline at 1-833-416-2273.",
    "Note published by the organisation": "The organisation publishes a separate page for caregivers supporting someone with an eating disorder, at ontariocaregiver.ca/for-caregivers/health-conditions/eating-disorders/, which points caregivers to the National Initiative for Eating Disorders and to Body Brave. It is listed here because in several parts of Ontario it is the only caregiver peer group with a published schedule, not because it is eating disorder specific."
   },
   "source_url": "https://ontariocaregiver.ca/for-caregivers/peer-support/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07"
  }
 ],
 "excluded": [
  {
   "name": "Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA), Windsor",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://bana.ca/skillstraining/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "BANA is one of Ontario's oldest eating disorder organisations and would have been the natural Windsor and Essex County entry. Its own site publishes treatment, not open peer support: individual CBT-E and CBT-T for adults aged 20 and over, an intensive outpatient program, and a centralised intake service. Its Skills Training page states the sessions are restricted to BANA clients who have received an eating disorder diagnosis and have been instructed to attend by their BANA therapist, and that the details are password protected. No open peer support group, family group or caregiver group with a published schedule could be found anywhere on bana.ca during this check. BANA does publish that all of its services and programs are free of charge to Ontario residents with a valid OHIP card, and its intake number is 1-855-969-5530."
  },
  {
   "name": "ANAD, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://anad.org/get-support/about-our-support-groups/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "ANAD publishes a full weekly timetable of free virtual peer support groups in Eastern Time, including general, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, men, older adults, athletes, teen and young adult, larger bodies, ARFID, binge eating and chronic illness groups, and states that all support groups are free and that no formal diagnosis is required. Nothing on the pages read today states whether people outside the United States, or in Canada, may attend. This list only carries groups whose operator states on its own site that Ontario or Canadian residents are eligible, so it is left out rather than assumed. The page is worth reading directly."
  },
  {
   "name": "National Alliance for Eating Disorders",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/support-groups/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "The Alliance publishes 14 free, therapist-led virtual support groups with times in EST, including loved ones groups, and states that every single group is free and will always remain free. Its FAQ describes in-person groups across the country in five United States cities and says nothing about whether Canadian residents may register for the virtual groups. Excluded for the same reason as ANAD, and worth reading directly."
  },
  {
   "name": "Hope's Garden Eating Disorders Support and Resource Centre, London",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://hopesgarden.org/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "This was the long-standing London eating disorder support organisation and it is still referenced in older resource lists. The domain no longer serves the organisation. On the check date hopesgarden.org returned an unrelated online gambling and shopping page in Indonesian. No current London-based eating disorder peer support organisation could be verified from its own website during this check, which is why the Southwestern Ontario section is short."
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders of York Region, Aurora and Vaughan",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "http://www.edoyr.com/support-groups",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Its own site publishes a long list of support groups and family workshops with prices, including a support group for family and friends and several caregiver workshops. The schedules attached to them carry no year, several refer to dates that have long passed, and the underlying listings record last-updated dates between 2014 and 2017. Its own events page shows nothing after 2017. Printing those days and times as though they were current would be misleading, so nothing from this site is published here."
  },
  {
   "name": "Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.ontarioshores.ca/resources-support/patient-support-groups",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Ontario Shores runs an inpatient eating disorders unit and publishes eating disorder resource pages. Its Patient Support Groups page, which is where a group would be listed, carries no eating disorder peer support group and no caregiver group. Nothing was published that could be dated and printed."
  },
  {
   "name": "The Ottawa Hospital, Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/clinical-services/deptpgrmcs/departments/mental-health/our-services/eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Everything this page publishes is treatment: an eight-week virtual intensive program, a six-bed inpatient unit and a ten-week virtual outpatient CBT program. It states that all patients who want to be assessed must first be referred by a physician or nurse practitioner. There is no peer support group and no caregiver or family group published, so there is nothing to list on a page about peer support."
  },
  {
   "name": "St. Joseph's Care Group Eating Disorders Program, Thunder Bay",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://sjcg.net/services/mental-health_addictions/mha-gambling/eating/main.aspx",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "This is the outpatient eating disorders program and regional outreach program for Northwestern Ontario, and it mentions groups as part of treatment. Access is by referral from a family physician or nurse practitioner, and no open group, schedule, or caregiver group is published. It is a real and important service, it is simply not peer support and there is no timetable to print."
  },
  {
   "name": "Hopewell, Caregiver's Support Group, previously Family and Friends",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.hopewell.ca/programs-offered",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Hopewell's programs page describes an eight-week caregiver group facilitated by Anchor Psychological Services, and publishes a price of 75 dollars for all eight weeks. No dates or times are published for it, and it does not appear on Hopewell's current support groups registration page. The published price is recorded here rather than in an entry, because there is no schedule to print. Hopewell's Caregivers Coffeehouse, which does have published dates, is listed in Eastern Ontario above."
  },
  {
   "name": "Off The Scale, Carleton University Student Support Group",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.hopewell.ca/programs-offered",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Hopewell's programs page describes a weekly support group for Carleton University students run in collaboration with Carleton Health and Counselling Services. No day, time, term, cost or registration route is published for it, and it does not appear on the current registration page. It would have been the only campus entry on this list."
  },
  {
   "name": "Ontario universities and colleges generally",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Campus counselling and wellness pages were checked for an open, dated eating disorder or body image support group. None that were read published a group with a day, a time and a way to register. Campus services do exist and are usually the fastest route for a student, and they are listed separately on the Ontario campus eating disorder support page on this site. They are not repeated here because this page is about groups with published meeting times."
  },
  {
   "name": "Danielle's Place youth group programs at Reach Out Centre for Kids",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://rockonline.ca/for-youth/daniellesplace/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "Danielle's Place publishes four youth group programs, Dove Confident Me for ages 12 to 14, Free Being Me for ages 8 to 11, Embrace and Empower for queer and trans youth aged 13 to 17, and Authentically Me for ages 15 to 17. Each states that a referral is required, obtained by calling ROCK's Access and System Navigation line at 289-266-0036, and none publishes dates or times. Only the Virtual Parent Support Group, which has an email registration route and no referral requirement, is listed as an entry above."
  },
  {
   "name": "Everything found only on a third party directory",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-07",
   "reason_excluded": "A large number of Ontario support groups appear only on Psychology Today, 211, the regional healthline sites, eMentalHealth, or on aggregated lists of free groups. Those listings are written for the directory, they are frequently years out of date, and they are not the organisation's own published statement. None of them were used. Where a directory pointed at an organisation, the organisation's own website was opened and read, and if the group was not published there it is not on this page. That is the main reason this list is thirty entries and not two hundred."
  }
 ]
}