Create support and a pathway for ARFID and make more professionals aware in UK.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

ARFID affects approximately 5% out of 1.25 million children and adults with an eating disorder the uk, that’s tens of thousands. For many it is life threatening and there is no pathway. We are expected to watch ourselves or kids fade away due to lack of support and knowledge. Help is in few areas.

ARFID can be fatal and should be taken seriously. The recent changes are good but not enough. Me and many others have found it is still a postcode lottery, there is more help in one area than another and this isn’t good. We need pathways and support in every area and we need people equipped to deal with the more severe ARFID and those who can’t eat at all too. This is such an important matter, it shouldn’t be like this, we deserve help no matter where we live in the UK.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Review treatment of ARFID and access to NHS eating disorder services
Review treatment of ARFID and access to NHS eating disorder services

Timeline

20 Feb 2026	Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Mar 2026

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