Dawn Beye's 16-year-old daughter is recovering from an eating disorder. Dawn's insurance allows for just 30 days of inpatient treatment, but doesn't offer coverage for long-term care. Dawn sought help - first from the courts, then an independent review board - in getting her insurance to cover long-term care for her daughter. But her appeals have been denied because New Jersey insurers are only required to cover "biologically based" mental illnesses, and eating disorders are not designated as such.

At a meeting Sunday "several [parents] reacted angrily and said their children should be treated the same as those with schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder."

More than forty people were present at a meeting on Sunday, and plans for lobbying and other efforts were discussed. Read more from nj.com.