SmithKlein Gallery will be hosting an awareness night for Boulder Youth Body Alliance (BYBA) this Friday, November 11th from 6-8PM.
The event is listed on the Downtown Boulder, Inc website at the following link: BYBA event
SmithKlein Gallery presents an awareness night for Boulder Youth Body Alliance. Boulder Youth Body Alliance (BYBA) is a youth-directed program that cultivates healthy teen role models who promote a positive body image to their peers. The evening will commence with a speech at 6:30PM given by a few of the members of BYBA. They will be discussing their experiences being a part of the group. Artistic "Yay Scales" will be available for purchase throughout the night, and all proceeds from these scales will go to benefit BYBA. Join us on November 11th from 6-8PM at SmithKlein Gallery in Boulder to learn more about Boulder Youth Body Alliance. Desserts will be provided by Alfalfa's Market.
BYBA members have lobbied on washington in an effort to get Colorado officials to co-sponsor the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders (FREED) Act, which would provide better health-care treatment for those suffering from eating disorders and related issues.
Eating disorders have a higher mortality rate than all other mental illnesses combined. Please show your support by joining us on November 11th and find out how you can help support BYBA in their quest for better treatment and a better understanding of eating disorders and distorted body image.
More about BYBA:
"BYBA was founded in 2004 by Carmen Cool, MA, LPC after meeting a group of passionate high school youth who wanted to do something about the issue of eating problems and body dissatisfaction in their school. These teens, many of whom had personally struggled with their own body image or eating disorder, felt helpless as they watched their peers engage in unhealthy behaviors to drop a dress size before prom, and angry at how pervasive negative self-talk is in their school. After years of working as a therapist with eating issues and body image concerns, along with the untimely death of her sister to anorexia, Carmen longed to create a place where youth could support each other. Instead of trying to change their bodies to meet externally imposed standards of beauty, she helped youth to engage in activities that build self-esteem.
Since then BYBA has directly trained more than one hundred high school students as leaders, to enhance their own body esteem and self-acceptance, and to support their peers. They, in turn, have provided education to nearly 7,000 students, teachers and members of their communities."
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