Report on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Parent and Carer Alliance C.I.C. has released new findings from a Gloucestershire-wide survey on swallowing difficulties and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). This exposes a severe lack of services, unsafe gaps in care, and the devastating consequences for children, young people, and their families.
A System That Needs Fixing — Now
In the report, Dr Newton states: “Commissioners must listen to the experience of parent carers in Gloucestershire and urgently work towards creating a service that parent carers and young people can access.”
Call to Action
The Alliance is calling for immediate commissioning of a proper ARFID pathway and service, in Gloucestershire and across the UK, so families are no longer left navigating crises alone.