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Akron-Canton OCD Walk
Akron-Canton OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
Seattle OCD Walk
Seattle OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
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Town Hall
Town Hall
If youâ are an individual with OCD/related disorders, a significant other, a family member, a friend or a clinician, this is the spot to hear different perspectives on a variety of topics important to you. Town Halls are hosted by experts and individuals with lived experience, exploring subtypes, symptoms, and co-occurring conditions in understandable ways. So whether you’ve just discovered the community or youâ are a veteran, youâ are sure to learn and feel supported during this 90-minute livestream. (And be sure to bring your questions; this is a great opportunity to access some of the best minds in the field.)
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Shift Mindsets and Heal – A guided meditation for healing and balance
Shift Mindsets and Heal – A guided meditation for healing and balance
Life can take its toll on our mental, physical and emotional health. Navigating stresses is not always easy, and especially as we re-gather ourselves post-COVID. Join one of Hong Kong’s original and most in-demand healers, Michelle Harris, to guide you through a 60 mins energy ‘cleanse’ to help you feel refreshed, lighter and inspired. You... Read more »
Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts
You ask, they answer: OCD experts and IOCDF Advocates Liz McIngvale and Chris Trondsen join together to answer your questions and share clinical insights and education around OCD, anxiety, and related disorders. This stream is intended for all audiences and provides both clinical and personal perspectives, as Liz and Chris have experienced their own journeys with OCD along their paths to becoming licensed clinicians in the field. Join us to learn more about OCD, treatment, and specific topics. Be sure to bring your questions!
Art Therapy Session
Art Therapy Session
This Art Activity leads people through a guided visualisation process, so that people are able to imagine such a place of Calm and Safety for themselves and then to create that image using art materials. The Safe Place can then be visited in times of worry and uncertainty and can further allow people a way... Read more »
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OCD Gamechangers London, England Community Event
OCD Gamechangers London, England Community Event
OCD Gamechangers will host their Annual OCD Community Event.
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2023 OCD Action National Conference
2023 OCD Action National Conference
OCD Action is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of our in-person National Conference. Join us in Central London on Saturday, 7th October, for a day filled with cutting-edge research, expert insights, and powerful discussions on accessing high-quality OCD treatment. Together, we’ll empower ourselves and create meaningful change. Don’t miss your chance to be... Read more »
Washington, DC OCD Walk
Washington, DC OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
Orlando OCD Walk
Orlando OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
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University of Wyoming (Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center) Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
University of Wyoming (Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center) Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
The University of Wyoming's Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 8th-14th.
Boston Lights Up for OCD Awareness
Boston Lights Up for OCD Awareness
The Boston Skyline will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders.
OCD Awareness Week
OCD Awareness Week
During#OCDWeek individuals, community groups, service organizations, and clinics around the world celebrate with OCD-inspired educational talks, youth events, grassroots fundraisers, creative advocacy and more!
Gilbert Water Tower Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Gilbert Water Tower Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
On October 8th, the Gilbert Water Tower will Glow Teal to mark the start of OCD Awareness Week.
Minnesota Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Minnesota Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Structures throughout Minnesota will glow teal for the start of OCD Awareness Week, October 8th, 2023. The 35W Bridge, Lowry Avenue Bridge and The France Avenue Lights will all glow teal to help raise awareness for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders.
Ben Franklin Bridge Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Ben Franklin Bridge Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
The Ben Franklin Bridge will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 8th.
Main Street Square, Rapid City, SD Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Main Street Square, Rapid City, SD Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Main Street Square, Rapid City, SD will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 8th-14th.
The World’s Only Corn Palace Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
The World’s Only Corn Palace Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
The World’s Only Corn Palace will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 8th-14th.
Union Street Railroad Pedestrian Bridge Lights up for OCD Awareness Week
Union Street Railroad Pedestrian Bridge Lights up for OCD Awareness Week
The Union Street Railroad Pedestrian Bridge in Salem, OR will glow teal to mark the start of OCD Awareness Week on October 8th-11th.
North Carolina Structures Light Up for OCD Awareness Week
North Carolina Structures Light Up for OCD Awareness Week
Structures throughout North Carolina will glow teal to help mark the start of OCD Awareness Week, on October 8th. The Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center and the Kimpton Cardinal Hotel, Winston, will both glow teal.
One Oxford Centre Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week!
One Oxford Centre Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week!
One Oxford Centre in Pittsburgh, PA will glow teal to mark the start of OCD Awareness Week on October 8th.
New Orleans OCD Walk
New Orleans OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
Zaragoza OCD Walk
Zaragoza OCD Walk
During OCD week, we are going to make a grassroots community walk at Zaragoza city. Is the 3rd Zaragoza OCD walk after 2021 and 2022 walks. The walk is organized by TOC Zaragoza. TOC Zaragoza is a provincewide OCD nonprofit organization in Spain founded in 2018 with the goal of supporting people with obsessive compulsive... Read more »
2023 OCD Awareness Week Webinar -Recovery and Support
2023 OCD Awareness Week Webinar -Recovery and Support
OCD-Japan holds an anual online webinar for OCD Awareness week in 2023. It will consist of 2 talks. We will have Mr. You Sato, who has published a book about his experience of struggle and recovery from OCD, as a speaker for the morning session. Working as a journalist at Asahi Newspaper (one of major... Read more »
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PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day
PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day
PANS/PANDAS AWARENESS DAY QUICK FACTS Consider PANS/PANDAS when you see a patient with a sudden and dramatic onset of unwanted thoughts, fears, rituals, obsessive compulsive disorder, and/or an overall abrupt decline in mental health. Strep or other infections, such as Mycoplasma pneumonia, influenza, upper respiratory infections, or sinusitis, may be triggering the neurobehavioral changes and... Read more »
Baltimore City Dome Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Baltimore City Dome Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
The Baltimore City Dome will glow blue for OCD Awareness Week October 9th-10th.
James S. McDonnell Planetarium lights up for OCD Awareness Week
James S. McDonnell Planetarium lights up for OCD Awareness Week
James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 9th.
Philadelphia Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Philadelphia Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Structures throughout Philadelphia will glow teal for the kickoff of International OCD Awareness Week. The Cira Centre and FMA Tower at Cira Centre will both glow teal on October 9th.
Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory Lights up for OCD Awareness Week
Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory Lights up for OCD Awareness Week
The Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory in Oklahoma City, OK, will glow teal to mark the start of OCD Awareness Week on October 9th.
Cleveland’s Terminal Tower Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Cleveland’s Terminal Tower Lights Up for OCD Awareness Week
Cleveland's Terminal Tower will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 9th.
What is OCD?
What is OCD?
Join the Cognitive Behavior Institute, Center for OCD as they celebrate OCD Awareness Week with a series of free 1-hour OCD presentations. In this presentation we will closely review the diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder and discuss the prevalence of OCD, proposed causes of OCD, and the standard assessment process. Please join us as we... Read more »
OCD Awareness Week Instagram LIVE
OCD Awareness Week Instagram LIVE
To celebrate OCD Awareness Week, the IOCDF is hosting daily Instagram LIVEs featuring special guest IOCDF Advocates.
Conexões (Brazil and Beyond Connect)
Conexões (Brazil and Beyond Connect)
Conexões, reunindo falantes da língua portuguesa do Brasil e do mundo para uma discussão sobre o Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo (TOC). Esta sessão informativa tem como objetivos: informar o público sobre o entendimento mais atual do TOC, contar histórias de superação dos desafios de viver com TOC e formar laços com a comunidade do Brasil e do... Read more »
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Mid-Hudson Bridge to Light Up for OCD Awareness Week
Mid-Hudson Bridge to Light Up for OCD Awareness Week
The Mid-Hudson Bridge will glow teal to raise awareness for OCD and related disorders on October 10th.
OCD Awareness Week Instagram LIVE
OCD Awareness Week Instagram LIVE
To celebrate OCD Awareness Week, the IOCDF is hosting daily Instagram LIVEs featuring special guest IOCDF Advocates.
Debunking Common Myths about OCD
Debunking Common Myths about OCD
Join the Cognitive Behavior Institute, Center for OCD, as they celebrate OCD Awareness Week with a series of free 1-hour OCD presentations. In this presentation, we will address common OCD myths including intrusive thoughts, family support, prognosis, and treatment. Join us in debunking these myths to help break the stigma around OCD. The full offering... Read more »
Creative Expression Celebration
Creative Expression Celebration
Virtual Creative Expression Celebration: Unleash Your Creativity as we explore OCD Truths through the ARTs! Join us for an inspiring and interactive Zoom session where we will combine the power of the ARTs to boost your creativity and help foster a sense of community during OCD Awareness Week. Whether you are an experienced artist or... Read more »
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Research Roundtable
Research Roundtable
Our understanding of OCD is constantly evolving, with exciting new research about the psychology, biology, and treatment of the disorder published daily. But research articles are complicated, technical, and often inaccessible unless you work in academia. This stream bridges the gap to bring you a clear and concise update on the world of OCD research! Each month, hosts Jonathan Abramowitz, PhD, and IOCDF Advocate Kyle King pick a hot topic in OCD literature to dissect with expert researchers in the field. Whether youâ are a clinician, a researcher, or someone impacted by OCD, we guarantee you’ll find it fascinating.
Trauma / OCD
Trauma / OCD
Trauma and grief can be very real parts of many sufferer’s OCD journeys. From the grief for time lost to OCD to the trauma from having OCD, these facets of our journeys can become indelible parts of our “OCD Truths.” This diverse and inclusive panel of both professionals and people with live experience will delve... Read more »
Common OCD Themes
Common OCD Themes
Join the Cognitive Behavior Institute, Center for OCD, as they celebrate OCD Awareness Week with a series of free 1-hour OCD presentations. In this presentation, we will cover facts regarding common obsessions and rituals surrounding the following themes: Contamination, Perfectionism, Harm coming to oneself or others, Intrusive thoughts, Scrupulosity, and Loss of control over actions.... Read more »
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OCD Awareness Week Instagram LIVE
OCD Awareness Week Instagram LIVE
To celebrate OCD Awareness Week, the IOCDF is hosting daily Instagram LIVEs featuring special guest IOCDF Advocates.
Treating OCD
Treating OCD
Join the Cognitive Behavior Institute, Center for OCD as they celebrate OCD Awareness Week with a series of free 1-hour OCD presentations. In this presentation, we will discuss Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (EX/RP) and the goals, contents, risks/benefits, and the structure of treatment. The full offering from Cognitive Behavior Institute, Center for OCD, is... Read more »
LGBTQIA+ OCD Awareness Week Virtual Hangout!
LGBTQIA+ OCD Awareness Week Virtual Hangout!
The LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group (SIG) meets on Zoom every second Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. ET. Our October meeting is on Thursday the 12th and lands during OCD Awareness Week 2023! We are opening up our meeting to anyone interested in joining us for an hour of games, fun, and activities! All... Read more »
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What Can I do to Support my Loved One Who Is Diagnosed with OCD?
What Can I do to Support my Loved One Who Is Diagnosed with OCD?
Join the Cognitive Behavior Institute, Center for OCD as they celebrate OCD Awareness Week with a series of free 1-hour OCD presentations.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD: Theory and Practice
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD: Theory and Practice
OCDNH is presenting a one-day workshop titled “Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD: Theory and Practice.”
Public Policy Zap: Training Session
Public Policy Zap: Training Session
Join fellow advocates for a Public Policy Phone Zap! We will begin with a training session on how to participate in a “phone zap” to raise awareness among elected decision-makers about the realities of OCD treatment for people living with the disorder, their loved ones, and clinicians. From expansion of insurance coverage, to support for... Read more »
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Des Moines OCD Walk
Des Moines OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
Pittsburgh, PA, OCD Walk
Pittsburgh, PA, OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone. The OCD Walk is an opportunity to raise funds and awareness of what it really means to have OCD.
Overland Park OCD Walk
Overland Park OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
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Phoenix OCD Walk
Phoenix OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
Perth, Australia OCD Walk
Perth, Australia OCD Walk
OCD WA is a brand new non-profit in Perth, Western Australia established by people with lived experience of OCD. Join us in-person or virtually on Sunday October 15 from 10am AWST at the Jarrah Pavilion, Kings Park and Botanic Garden.
Atlanta, GA OCD Walk
Atlanta, GA OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone. The OCD Walk is an opportunity to raise funds and awareness of what it really means to have OCD.
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Diversity Roundtable // Faith & OCD Roundtable
Diversity Roundtable // Faith & OCD Roundtable
The Diversity Roundtable is an open discussion for members of the OCD and related disorder to talk about representation, access to treatment, stigma, and much more.
Yoga for Anxiety Relief
Yoga for Anxiety Relief
Anxiety can be crippling and manifests in the body with tightness, pain and the inability to move or breathe. The mind is a circus with thoughts whirring around constantly. Yoga works simply to soothe an overactive nervous system, and is accessible to accommodate bodies of all types, abilities and backgrounds. In this 90-minute workshop, award-winning... Read more »
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Colloquium-OCD: Getting Help and Support for Recovery
Colloquium-OCD: Getting Help and Support for Recovery
In celebration of OCD Awareness Week, OCD Connecticut is presenting a colloquium – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Getting Help and Support for Recovery – on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Sacred Heart University (SHU) in Fairfield, CT. Christina Taylor, Ph.D., OCD Connecticut Clinical Board Advisor, and members of the Fairfield County OCD Support Group will discuss... Read more »
Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts
You ask, they answer: OCD experts and IOCDF Advocates Liz McIngvale and Chris Trondsen join together to answer your questions and share clinical insights and education around OCD, anxiety, and related disorders. This stream is intended for all audiences and provides both clinical and personal perspectives, as Liz and Chris have experienced their own journeys with OCD along their paths to becoming licensed clinicians in the field. Join us to learn more about OCD, treatment, and specific topics. Be sure to bring your questions!
Exposure Therapy Through A Virtual Lens: The Use of Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults
Exposure Therapy Through A Virtual Lens: The Use of Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults
This webinar introduces and explores the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as a viable tool for Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP). It serves as an introduction for professionals looking to better understand the use of Virtual Reality within a clinical setting. Although VR can be used across age ranges, this webinar focuses on adolescents... Read more »
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Online OCD Conference
Online OCD Conference
The Online OCD Conference is a two-day virtual event jam-packed with educational programming for those in the OCD and related disorders community.
Santa Clarita, CA OCD Awareness Walk
Santa Clarita, CA OCD Awareness Walk
The third annual Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) walk in Santa Clarita is set to take place in October, bringing awareness to the condition.
Living with OCD: Strategies for self-care, coping and recovery
Living with OCD: Strategies for self-care, coping and recovery
Living with OCD: Strategies for self-care, coping and recovery Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a very challenging, misunderstood, and neglected disorder. OCD is more than what meets the eye. With its repetitive intrusive thoughts/images and overwhelming urges to perform compulsions, sufferers are left with fear, distress, and some disruption to daily life. Living with OCD can... Read more »
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Online OCD Conference
Orlando OCD Walk
Orlando OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
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Community Conversations
Community Conversations
IOCDF National Advocate Ethan Smith leans on his own lived experiences navigating OCD to create a candid space for anyone (from anywhere) to discuss the OCD and related disorders issues most important to them. You choose the topics, you ask the questions—live, in real time! Whether you just want to listen in, support others in the chat, ask questions, or talk about current events and how they’re impacting your life, youâ are the community, and this is your conversation. Together, we can educate, reduce stigma, and most importantly, provide hope.
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Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn
Clinicians and IOCDF Advocates Chris Trondsen, MS, AMFT, and Liz McIngvale, PhD, share professional clinical insights and education around OCD, anxiety, and related disorders in this lunchtime stream for all audiences. Liz and Chris will cover a variety of mental health topics and share personal insights gained from their own journeys with OCD and related disorders. Often, professionals with specific clinical background and knowledge on a topic will join the conversation. Tune in to learn more about specific topics and treatment!
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Erie, PA OCD Walk
Erie, PA OCD Walk
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event that provides individuals across the country the opportunity to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those who are struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone.
Berlin OCD Walk
Berlin OCD Walk
Join our second Annual Berlin OCD Walk on October 28th at Brandenburger Tor! We will gather in front of the Pariser Platz Starbucks at 14:00 and begin the walk at 14:30 to the Siegessäule and back. Join us!
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OCD Gamechangers Wichita, Kansas Community Event
OCD Gamechangers Wichita, Kansas Community Event
Join us for our first ever Kansas Community Event for individuals with OCD, families, and OCD therapists!
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