Please sign.

I was just scrolling through my facebook newsfeed and came across THIS E-petition while I'm not a huge believer in petitions purely because im 90% sure they do absolutely nothing this is one I am going to take the opportunity to promote. For those who haven't clicked on the link the petition is for:

"Anorexia sufferers to get intensive support at start and NOT when they start dying

Responsible department: Department of Health

Many anorexia nervosa sufferers get little or no treatment when they are first diagnosed. Often they get only get help when they become severely physically ill which is then too late because they have already been ravaged by the illness which also reduces their chances of recovery. Early intervention such as therapy, dietetics and specialist eating disorder treatment could nip AN in the bud, save the individual profound suffering and save the cash-strapped NHS money as there would be fewer hospitalisations (long-term admissions can be several months). AN has the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric diseases, and people with cancer would not be left to be treated at the last stage of their illness."

A subject matter that means a lot to me, after being passed from service to service to eventually be told I am not at a low enough BMI (I was literally 0.1 away from it being low enough) to receive help. It's basically the same as telling sufferers "Go lose some more weight and damage your mental and physical health more before we even consider helping you" Good one Nhs... 

The person who created the petition summed it up beautifully so im not going to try and say anymore on the matter, but if you have two minutes to sign the petition that would be much appreciated.