Kristin Szostak, director of the third Philadelphia-area Renfrew Center and the only Center City site, explains they opened the new facility to address the needs of local college students.
"Students just weren't consistently getting on the R5 to go out to Radnor or crossing the bridge over to New Jersey while trying to go to school at the same time," she said.
But she stresses college students aren't the only ones who grapple with disordered eating.
"It can affect anyone, to be very honest, at any age. We see a higher prevalence of women entering treatment. Over the years it's become more accepted to admit 'I'm struggling and I need help dealing with this' for women in particular," Szostak said.
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She says a majority of their patients do come in with co-occurring disorders or mental health challenges.
"Some may be depression, anxiety, trauma, and we're an emotion-based program that we work to treat that underlying cause," she added.