There are different levels of care depending on the severity of an individual’s behaviors and their psychological and medical statuses. The main goals of treatment are nutritional restoration and behavior interruption. Treatment programs offer medical, psychiatric, therapy and dietary services to assure advantageous care with a multidisciplinary approach.   Inpatient/ Residential (IP, RES) programs provide 24 hour care and supervision. When individuals struggle to interrupt harmful behaviors, lack motivation and have lost more than 15% of their total body weight, they do better in 24 hour care. This may include medical stabilization at a traditional hospital before admitting to a care facility. The average IP/RES admission is 12 weeks with nutritional restoration as a primary focus as it can be extremely difficult to achieve this at lower levels of care. Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) are the next step and allow time for “dress rehearsals” for individuals before they return home. This level of care is structured with day treatment 5-7 days a week, 8-10 hours a day depending on the program. Usually the program is 4-6 weeks in length. Meal plans are stabilized at this level or right before admission if individuals are stepping down from higher levels. This allows focused therapeutic and dietetic support as the individual continues to adjust to changes in habits, coping mechanisms and is reintroduced to other stressors. Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) allows further practice for individuals, reducing programming to 3 days a week, 3-5 hours a day. Now the individual can return to school, work, and life while still staying connected with treatment supports. Outpatient Treatment (OP) is usually the longest period of treatment for an individual on their recovery journey. The first 6 months after an individual discharges from any of the higher levels of care are the most critical for prognosis and avoiding relapse. The brain actually takes a year to recover from the effects of malnutrition! It is also essential to find eating disorder informed providers before an individual’s status declines. This can improve the chances of full remission and repeat treatment admissions. Outpatient treatment is most successful when utilizing a multidisciplinary approach as seen at higher levels of care to continue to support the individual medically, therapeutically, and dietarily. This is often hard to find and assemble in most areas of the country.