Eating disorders: 'Endless' and 'horrendous' costs for parents who cannot get sick teens into public health system 8 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read Kiwi parents are paying "endless" costs for private care for their children with eating disorders. Photo / 123RF stock image Kiwi parents are paying "endless" costs for private care for their children with eating disorders. Photo / 123RF stock image Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask Kiwi parents are spending hundreds of dollars a week on private healthcare for their children battling serious eating disorders - unable to get a place in the overloaded public system.