

Educational materials help raise awareness and understanding of many issues and can include guides, training modules, and informational websites or publications.
This article discusses the many ways in which psychologists can act as advocates in state hospitals and community settings via diverse mechanisms, including at a policy level, the challenges that they encounter, and ways to overcome these. Future directions and ways to increase the effectiveness of advocacy efforts are also discussed.
This article describes the creation and evaluation of a program that supports the development of the next generation of rare disease clinician investigators.