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• Only 34% stated their campus has a peer advisor to refer students, and of those who do have such an advisor, 93.3% stat- ed the advisor is very/extremely (73.3%) or somewhat (20%) important. tant. Not a single respondent stated that psychotherapy is not important. Only 43.2% of campuses offer therapy group for student dealing with body im- age or eating disorder issues, yet 100% of respondents who said therapy groups are offered stated they are somewhat (20%) or very/extremely (80%) important. And, 97.2% of those who have monthly, weekly or daily therapy groups say it is very/ extremely important. • While 91.3% of respondents said eating disorder training for Resident Advisors is important (67.8% said very/extremely important, 23.5% said somewhat im- portant), only 57% of respondents said they offer such training at least once per year/semester (51 people) or monthly/ weekly/daily (14 people). • 49.6% of respondents said they either didn’t know (28 people) of any Residence Overall, 92.4% of respondents stated an on staff nutritionist with a specialty in eating disorders is very/extremely (79%) or somewhat (13.4%) important. Yet only Life Programs or they aren’t offered (28 people), but, overall 91.1% of respond- ents believe it is important (68.1% said very/extremely important, 23% said somewhat important), indicating an un- met need. 47.9% have one on a monthly/weekly/ daily basis, indicating an unmet need for about half of campuses. Of the 56 whose campus offers a specialist on a monthly/ weekly/daily basis, 100% stated it is very/ extremely important. Therapy and counseling for students are offered by the majority of re- spondents, however there is still a gap between how important campus providers consider these resources, and availability. Annual or bi–annual education and prevention efforts take place on most of campuses surveyed, but very few offer programs on a monthly or weekly basis. Education and prevention programming takes place annually during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week on 65.6% of campuses, and nearly half (46.9%) reported having programs/workshops about eating disorders and body image issues at least once per semester. But, only 17.9% offer monthly or weekly ongoing programs and workshops. 68.6% of respondents said they have monthly/weekly/daily availability of an on staff counselor/psychologist/psychia- trist with an eating disorder specialty, and of those, 96.3% stated it is very/extre- mely important. 77.8% of respondents said psychotherapy (with a specialization in eating disorders) was available monthly/weekly/daily on their campus, and of those who offer it, 95.6% stated it is very/extremely impor- Nearly all—94%—of campus program/ service providers overall believe that such programming is important, indicating 14