Rare Voices Australia, with support from Western Australia’s (WA) Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG), has progressed aspects of the Australian Government’s National Strategic Action Plan for Rare Diseases with a focus on mental health and wellbeing. Two Mental Health and Rare Disease fact sheets, customised for WA, are available to download. Please feel free to share these resources widely with your networks to help spread the word.
Download the Fact Sheets
Mental Health and Rare Disease fact sheet for consumers [PDF]
Mental Health and Rare Disease fact sheet for health professionals [PDF]
How the Fact Sheets Were Developed
The fact sheets were developed based on a rare disease and mental health and wellbeing landscape analysis combined with consultations with a wide range of stakeholders, including people living with a rare disease; rare disease groups/organisations; clinicians with rare disease expertise; mental health professionals; and WA based community organisations.
