on a number of different occasions and usually gets the same response – the system effectively doesn't consider Chloe 'unwell enough', and so she cannot be admitted to hospital.
"The hospitals and doctors just keep saying 'we've done it this way for so long'… but we've had lots of changes. We used to be smacked as kids, we used to not wear seatbelts as kids. Just because it's been done that way for so long, why can't it change?" Melinda toldUnfortunately, Chloe is not alone. In fact, it's quite the contrary.
Governments are slowly starting to recognise this issue within the mental health system that's long been ignored. Professor McGorry said, "we saw in the budget and we will see in the state budget very soon that the missing middle will start to be addressed but it's been neglected for a very long time."If you, or someone you know needs support relating to eating disorders, please callIf you or anyone you know needs immediate support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via