"It’s not enough for people to have access to any treatment, they need access to quality treatment that will keep them well in treatment and long after treatment ends."

"Equip is Saffran’s brainchild, created in collaboration with cofounder Erin Parks, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and researcher. The fully virtual program, which launched earlier this month, is designed to make FBT accessible for anyone who has an eating disorder."

"But after years of watching the status quo fail patients, Saffran reached out to her friend with the idea of trying something new."

"Dr. Parks says that eating disorders often function as a method for coping with stress and are similar to other kinds of maladaptive behaviors—behaviors that impact daily life and function—such as substance use and self-harm."

"Equip’s approach is to assign each family a dedicated virtual care team that includes a therapist, dietitian, MD psychiatrist, peer mentor, and a mentor who works with the entire family."

"Eating disorders can be notoriously difficult to treat, taking up to seven years to overcome...Equip believes its Family-Based Treatment program can overcome eating disorders in one year."

"Parks tells Scary Mommy you should 'learn about the fat-phobia and diet-culture in our society, and teach your kids to be informed consumers of our culture.'"

"When Saffran cofounded Project HEAL in 2008 at the age of 15, she viewed insurance companies as villains for denying treatment. Now they’re her customers."

"Equip offers virtual family-based treatment, which utilizes what Parks described as the 'radical idea that families are best equipped to help their loved one recover from an eating disorder.'"