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Minters, endED Butterfly House team up to address eating disorders
National firm MinterEllison has provided “whole of firm” pro bono support for the first national residential eating disorder treatment facility.
Jerome Doraisamy
endED Butterfly House, to be located in Mooloolah Valley on the Sunshine Coast , is set to be the first residential facility in Australia and will be at the forefront of new treatment methods and innovation, making a “significant contribution to improving treatment options for Australians with potentially fatal eating disorders”.
Speaking about the need for such treatment centres, Butterfly House CEO Kevin Barrow said that, in Australia alone, more than one million people are living with eating disorders.
“We want to create a best practice model to support those Australians to get optimum care. MinterEllison has been key to help us on this journey. The firm’s pro bono support will help us turn endED Butterfly House into a centre that will make positive impact for Australians experiencing or caring for someone with an eating disorder and we cannot thank them enough for their continued commitment and support,” he said.
Minters partner Keith Rovers added: “The endED Butterfly House on the Sunshine Coast is the first residential facility of its kind, purely focused on eating disorders within a community setting. Its success is critical to prove the model and establish a foundation for delivering future centres.”
“We are proud to be helping to make endED Butterfly House a reality with pro bono support from right across the firm. We couldn’t be happier to support the Butterfly Foundation and endED and their professional and passionate project teams.”
Eating is such a basic human function and “is the source of life and vitality”, Mr Rovers continued.
“Sadly, for some there are mental health issues that turn this basic necessity into a trauma that impacts not just themselves, but their families, carers and communities. The development of facilities like this and the building of knowledge and evidence for successful interventions can make a massive impact [on] reducing that trauma.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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