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WV Department of Education training tells school staff how to spot, respond to eating disorders and self-harm
Summary
A Department of Education training video for West Virginia school personnel and volunteers summarized warning signs, response steps, treatment options and prevention strategies for eating disorders and self-harm, and noted House Bill 4074 requires training for school employees and volunteers and yearly student information in grades 5–12.
In a training video produced by the West Virginia Department of Education, host Jim Strawn introduced a session for school personnel and volunteers that outlined how to recognize and respond to eating disorders and self-harm, and said House Bill 4074 "otherwise known as Megan's Law" requires training for public school employees and annual information for students in grades 5–12.
The lesson, presented by Autumn Wagner, youth resource coordinator for Mission West Virginia, explained common signs of anorexia and bulimia, recommended immediate steps staff can take, summarized treatment options and encouraged prevention through teaching coping skills and reducing stigma.
Wagner, who said she is "in recovery from Bulimia," described bulimia as cycles of bingeing and purging and…
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