This post was originally published in the Winter 2019 edition of the OCD Newsletter. The IOCDF Public Policy Advocacy Program has wrapped up it’s first full year in operation, and… Read more »
Thank you for a successful 2019!

TOGETHER, we broke barriers in 2019. We’re so excited about all that we accomplished as a community this year! Thanks to your support, we took crucial steps toward our goal… Read more »
Navigating motherhood while living with OCD

by Brittany Bowman This story is part of our blog series called “Stories from the OCD Community.” Stories from the community are submitted and edited by Toni Palombi. If you are… Read more »
Present at the 27th Annual OCD Conference in Seattle, WA!

Accepting proposals starting January 6th, 2020! As we gear up for the new year, the IOCDF is already beginning to plan for our 27th Annual OCD Conference in Seattle, WA!… Read more »
Creative minds at a psychiatric hospital

by Farshad Askari This story is part of our blog series called “Stories from the OCD Community.” Stories from the community are submitted and edited by Toni Palombi. If you… Read more »
IOCDF Announces 2020 Research Grant Opportunities
We are excited to announce our 2020 grant opportunities! Beginning January 6th, 2020, we will accept applications for: • Breakthrough Awards: Research grants of up to $500,000. To be eligible,… Read more »
A room without walls: IOCDF Council seeks to improve mental health outcomes in minority communities

By Vinay Krishnan, JD, IOCDF Diversity Advisory Council Member I’m standing in a hotel banquet hall in San Francisco, and I’m thinking about something Mychal Denzel Smith wrote once, and I’m… Read more »
Help spread the word to support the IOCDF this #GivingTuesday!

This Giving Tuesday, held on December 3rd, 2020, give the gift of community, support, and hope to someone living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)! IOCDF programs help people living with… Read more »
Finding Beauty in the Struggle

by Thomas Smalley This story is part of our blog series called “Stories from the OCD Community.” Stories from the community are submitted and edited by Toni Palombi. If you… Read more »
A letter to my OCD

by Kayla This story is part of our blog series called “Stories from the OCD Community.” Stories from the community are submitted and edited by Toni Palombi. If you are… Read more »