Lecco, a beam of purple light for the National Day dedicated to Eating Disorders

Lecco, The Municipality participates in the awareness campaign on Eating Behavior Disorders (DCA) promoted byIlfilolilla National Association APS-ETS which is celebrated every 15 March.

To do this, at the same time as many other municipalities in Italy, it is requested to light up lilac on the night of March 15th to 16th, adhering to "Italy lights up with Lille”, a monument or place in the city: the Municipality of Lecco “colorà” the Monument to those fallen at work in Largo Caleotto in purple.

"The – explains the Councilor for Family and Youth Alessandra Durante –. By joining this mobilization, the municipal administration wants to counteract the prejudices still linked to these disorders and express its closeness to thiseveryone is struggling."

"Join the campaign ilfilolilla it also wants to be a message of hope to those who are suffering, and to their families, because these pathologies can be cured – adds the Welfare Councilor of the Municipality of Lecco Emanuele Manzoni –. The Municipality of Lecco wants to invite you to increase your knowledge and ability to recognize these disorders by delving deeper into the topic, also through the invaluable work that associations in the area have been promoting for some time."

After road accidents, the WHO considers Eating Disorders as the second cause of death among adolescents. It is estimated that today in Italy three and a half million people suffer from DCA, with 8.500 new cases per year.

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