Welcome!

Illustration: Celia Moriarty

Welcome to the new home of ME Advocacy Network Australia (MEANA). We’re excited to launch our new website!

Our goal with this website is to provide short, easy to read articles on topics relevant to people with ME/CFS in Australia, whether it is research, advocacy, media representation or social justice issues.

MEANA launched in 2016, and we’re a group of ME/CFS patients, carers and healthy allies who volunteer our time in big and small ways to try to create change for people with ME/CFS in Australia. In our time as a group, we’ve seen (and contributed to) much change, but there are still many issues we face: from harmful treatments like GET and CBT still being recommended, outdated clinical treatment guidelines, difficulty accessing support services like DSP and NDIS, and insufficient research funding.

Our group includes talented people from all walks of life, and we look forward to sharing their thoughts on issues which they’re passionate about. If there’s a topic you’d like to hear about, feel free to drop us a line!

In the meantime, have a look around our shiny new website. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for updates, or join our group!

A special thank you to Australian artist Celia Moriarty for the wonderful illustration of our group, which also features on our home page!