What does NIWE stand for?

The Northern Initiative On Women And Eating help group can be contacted on (0191) 221 0 233.

The Northern Initiative on Women and Eating (NIWE), which has helped thousands in the region suffering from anorexia, bulimia and other food obsessions in its 18-year history, is facing a cash crisis.

Contact the Eating Disorders Association on 0845 634 1414 or the Northern Initiative on Women and Eating Disorders on 0191 261 7010.

Groups like the Northern Initiative on Women and Eating (NIWE) are important because they offer an anonymous, confidential and non-affiliated service to those seeking help.

The Northern Initiative on Women and Eating (NIWE), which has helped thousands in the region suffering from anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders in its 18-year history, is facing a cash crisis.

Barbara Duggan, project administrator for the Newcastle-based Northern Initiative on Women and Eating, said low self-esteem about body image in childhood was often a precursor to longer-term eating disorders.

These are Northern Initiative on Women and Eating (NIWE), based in Newcastle, gives support for women with eating disorders; Single Homeless Action Initiative in Derwentside (SHAID), Derwentside, County Durham, provides services for socially excluded young people up to the age of 25; Women's Health in South Tyneside (WHIST), South Shields, gives educational support to women in South Tyneside and St Chad's Community Project, Bensham, Gateshead, provides a support services for people in the area.

Barbara Duggan, project administrator for the Newcastle-based Northern Initiative on Women and Eating, said low self-esteem about body image in childhood was often a precursor to longer-term eating disorders.