Our Mission
The mission of the IOCDF is to ensure that no one affected by OCD and related disorders suffers alone. Our community provides help, healing, and hope.
Our Vision
Our vision is that everyone impacted by OCD and related disorders has immediate access to effective treatment and support.
Our Work
The IOCDF provides up-to-date education and resources, strengthens community engagement, delivers quality professional training, and advances groundbreaking research. Learn more about how the IOCDF helps the OCD community >
Who We Are
The IOCDF is the leading authority on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. The largest 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in this space, we are dedicated to serving a broad community of individuals around the world along with their family members, loved ones, mental health professionals, and researchers. What started as a small group seeking mutual support in 1986 has grown into an international organization with Affiliates in 33 U.S. states in addition to global partnerships with other OCD organizations and mental health non-profits around the world.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The IOCDF is building a future where anyone with OCD and related disorders has immediate access to effective treatment and support. We recognize the many barriers impacting our desired vision, and we are intentional in our pursuit to eliminate them. The IOCDF embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice, and accessibility as fundamental principles that are embedded in our mission, vision, and programs.
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