Action for ME

{{short description|British charity}}

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| purpose = Supporting people with ME/CFS

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Action for ME is a charitable organisation and self-help group{{cite book |title=Interventions for Mental Health |last=Everett |first=Tina |author2=Donaghy, Marie|author3=Feaver, Sally |year=2003 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=978-0-7506-4965-0 |pages=252 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g1YkRWUhkGsC&pg=PA252 |accessdate=2008-09-13}} based in the United Kingdom and dedicated to helping people with M.E., which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis. Within the NHS, the name myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is often used for the illness.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=What does M.E. feel like? |url=https://www.actionforme.org.uk/get-information/what-is-me/what-does-me-feel-like/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Action for ME}}

The organisation was founded by patients in 1987 as The M.E. Action Campaign and changed its name to 'Action for M.E.' in 1993.