UK ME CHARITIES

25% Group
A support group for severely affected sufferers.
http://www.25megroup.org/

Action for ME [AfME]
A major patient charity which also campaigns and provides support to local groups.
http://www.afme.org.uk/

Association of Young people with ME [AYME]
A support and campaigning charity for young people under 25.
http://www.ayme.org.uk

BRAME [Blue Ribbon for the Awareness of ME]
BRAME aims to create increased awareness and understanding of ME/CFS
http://www.brame.org/

CFS Research Foundation UK [CFSRF]
http://www.cfsresearchfoundation.org.uk

ME Association [MEA]
A major patient charity which also provides medical information and has a research fund.
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/

MEACH Trust [ME Accommodation & Care Homes]
Aims to provide specialised residential accommodation and care for chronic sufferers.
suesherlock@bigfoot.com

MERGE [ME Research Group for Education & support]
A charity which has as its primary aim the commissioning and funding of biomedical research, but which also provides information and supports sufferers.
http://www.meresearch.org.uk/

National ME Centre [NMEC]
A charity which works in partnership with an NHS Trust in Essex to provide outpatient and inpatient treatment
http://www.nmec.org.uk/

Overton Trust
A charity which offers holistic support for ME, with a variety of spiritual influences.
http://www.ostrust.co.uk/

Young ME Sufferers Trust [formerly Tymes Trust]
A support and campaigning charity for young people under 25. It also has a research fund. It operates in partnership with Young action Online, a website which provides articles for parents, medics and educators.
http://www.tymestrust.org/