We Are Asking for the Help of the OCD Community! Mental illness doesn’t discriminate — and everyone deserves access to effective treatment for OCD and related disorders, no matter who you are, what you look like, or what language you speak. We are asking for the participation of you, the greater OCD community, to help… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Awareness & Advocacy
We’re Partnering With The Mighty!
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring IOCDF knowledge and resources in front of The Mighty‘s wide-reaching readership. We will now have a growing home page on The Mighty and appear in many stories on the site, allowing us to get many more people involved with our organization and our community. The… Read more »
View the New Documentary “Living With Me and My OCD”
In the recent documentary film, “Living With Me and My OCD,” Clair Watkinson, attempts to spread awareness about the many stigmas and misconceptions that surround obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Drawing on her own long-standing struggle with OCD, Clair began working on the documentary in 2012, with the goal of improving the general public’s understanding of… Read more »
OCD Awareness Week is here! How can you get involved?
Today is World Mental Health Day, and it’s also the beginning of OCD Awareness Week. All week long we’ll have events going on around the country dedicated to raising awareness and understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. While knowledge about OCD in the general public has grown exponentially in the last decade,… Read more »
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walks are TOMORROW!
We are just one day away from the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walks in Boston, Oakland, and Atlanta, and one week away from our postponed Walk in Houston! If you have already registered, we look forward to seeing you there as you walk with friends, family, and mental health professionals to help create understanding and awareness about… Read more »
How to make your Walk Fundraiser a Success
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk is just two weeks away, and I am starting to get excited! Are you? I will be at the Walk in Boston this year, and I am really looking forward to seeing walkers I didn’t seen since last year and meeting new walkers who are just now becoming… Read more »
Why Walk for #1Million4OCD — One Mother’s Perspective
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk provides an opportunity for families and friends to come together and meet others experiencing similar situations who have traveled along similar paths to find OCD treatment and support. I have been privileged to attend various Walks in Boston, Northern California, and last year’s inaugural Walk in Atlanta. It… Read more »
Meet the 2016 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk Grand Marshals
The honor of Walk Grand Marshal is bestowed upon individuals who have made a significant commitment to helping members of the OCD and related disorder community, whether that be through their dedicated work as a treatment provider or as an advocate working to raise awareness. The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is pleased to announce that… Read more »
1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk Sponsor Highlight: Spectrum Designs Foundation
April is Autism Awareness Month, so there is no better time for the IOCDF to welcome our 2016 presenting sponsor for the 4th Annual 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk — Spectrum Designs Foundation. Spectrum Designs Foundation is a nonprofit social enterprise company specializing in custom apparel decoration with the mission of providing meaningful work opportunities… Read more »
1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk — 4 years in and growing strong!
What better way to kick off the summer season than by walking with your family and friends to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders! Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 4th, 2016 and join the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk in New England, Northern California, Georgia, Texas, or in your community! The 1… Read more »