After a two-year battle with anorexia nervosa, Liv passed away on 28 April 2023, aged just 15. Her father, Robb Evans, founded Liv’s Legacy to transform the treatment of eating disorders and help ensure no other child loses their life to this insidious illness.

"Liv was such an incredibly beautiful soul and loving human being. She never had a bad word to say about anyone. She loved animals. She loved nature. She loved her family. She loved painting, drawing, sculpting, cooking and interior design. She loved her cheerleading. She wanted to make a difference in the lives of people suffering from eating disorders,” says Mr Evans.

Robb says: "I believe it is a part of my life's mission now to help the world understand what an incredible person Liv was, how her spirit lives on. With Liv beside me, I want to fight for a future in which nobody loses their life to an eating disorder, while fundamentally changing the models of care used to treat this devastating illness."

I am proud of what Liv's Legacy has enabled us to achieve to date: $56.51m of funding comprising:

1. A permanent dog therapy program in the Aviary Ward at Monash Children’s Hospital.

2. Funded "Liv's Loving Paws" Dog Therapy Program at Alfred Health. Further donations are welcome to expand and support this program HERE

3. $50m of federal funding into eating disorder research.

4. $6.5m of state funding for two in-home eating disorder programs.

5. Social media ban for children until the age of 16: A global movement for change

What began as a Dad’s determination to protect children in Australia has grown into an international conversation.

Since Australia's landmark social media reforms, Robb has been invited to share Liv's story and the lessons from his advocacy with media organisations, policymakers and audiences around the world. Robb has been interviewed for television and major publications in countries including New Zealand, China, Japan, Germany, Sweden and France, with growing international interest in how children can be better protected online.

While every country will take its own approach, it is encouraging to see governments across Europe, Asia and beyond exploring stronger safeguards for young people. Several nations have already introduced new restrictions or age-verification requirements, while others are actively considering legislation inspired by the growing global evidence around social media's impact on children.

Liv's Legacy has always been about more than changing one law. It is about helping create a world where every child has the opportunity to grow up healthier, safer and free from preventable harm.

6. The outcome of Liv’s Coronial Inquest included the Coroner’s recommendation that the Victorian Government fund a “hospital-in-the-home” style solution to better support people with eating disorders, extending care beyond hospital walls into families’ daily lives.​​​​​​​

"I’m only just getting started!" Evans says.