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A CDC report found the number of teen girls going to the emergency room for eating disorders almost doubled during the pandemic.

Experts reported an increase in emergency room treatment and helpline support for eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The nonprofit will host a farewell celebration Sunday for the program that offered academic and life skills education.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates among teenagers rose almost 60 percent from 2007 to 2018.

Grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce will fund several projects that will help people with behavioral health issues receive local treatment services.

Treatment. where do you think you could be had you not gotten help? >> i wouldnt be skiing. thats for sure. but also, i dont know if id be around, to be totally honest, because eating disorders take a lot of lives. >> reporter: now instead of a sponsor on her headband, she wears the logo for the emily program, the treatment center that helped get her become on track. >> i think eating disorders thrive in stigma and shame. and the taboo nature of talking about them, right? so thats why im talk ab...

Diggins dominated minnesotas high school ski clubs, a multi- state champion with a relentless drive for perfection. but in her senior year, the drive became all-consuming. diggins found herself in what she called a slow spiral. >> i think i felt a lot of shame and guilt and denial about the eating disorder i had. >> reporter: i find it so interesting because i think theres this idea out there that athletes are immune to eating disorders because you need to fuel your body in order to perform. tha...

U.S. cross country skiers have taken issue with the coverage of Jessie Diggins historic bronze medal over the discussion of her body.

The cross-country skier from Afton enters the Beijing Games with greater expectations and higher visibility after winning the first U.S. gold medal in the sport four years ago.