Robb Evans's teenage daughter had been battling an illness with a high mortality rate for a year, but he did not realise its deadliness until the stakes were aired aloud for the first time.The father knew things were bleak as his daughter had been hospitalised for anorexia nervosa and her health and mental state were deteriorating."The doctor had said to us that if this doesn't change in this [hospital admission] then she's not going to be here for the next one," he said.
Last week in parliament, federal Health Minister Mark Butler conceded the scheme "hasn't changed the picture or shifted the dial sufficiently".Hospitals ill-equipped, father blamed "Thankfully, my daughter knew differently and she said, 'You're like one of the only advocates for me to eat properly and healthily and help support me'," Mr Evans said."[Liv] probably spent about 80 to 90 per cent of her time in the last two years in the hospital and a lot of that time was strapped to a bed with six-point restraints.
Katya said there were "countless" problems with the available supports for eating disorder treatment. "The thing with eating disorders is that for a lot of people, they thrive on competition and perfection and being the best at something," Katya explained.
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