Nominations are open for the IOCDF Youth Hero Award. This award recognizes a young person who advocates for OCD or has helped other overcome their struggles. Submit a nomination today. They are due by May 1, 2024 and open to anyone under 17 with OCD, sibling or friend. The OCD Youth Hero Award was created inn the spirit of the brave kids from our film who provided education, honesty and hope to other young people. The 2023 Youth Hero recipient was Jayden Helberg, Middle Schooler and film maker ..read more

Welcome the new year with new tactics, ideas and support to tackle OCD as a family. Registration is now open for OCD Camp, January 27 and 28, 2024. Get advice during sessions from top OCD therapists and meet other parents, kids and teens like you. OCD Camp is open to kids 6 and up and their families. There are sessions and activities for caregivers and parents as well as elementary, middle and high school students. Families can join OCD Camp together on one device, choosing to remain in one track together or moving between tracks together throughout the weekend. This will be the 4th virtual ..read more

Join in tomorrow night! Thursday, December 14 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT for a discussion about parenting kids with OCD during the holidays. Streamed live at IOCDF.org/live ..read more

Parents get their chance to speak this Thursday, November 9, 7pm ET. Supporting Families will be an hour-long interactive discussion dedicated to parents and loved ones of individuals living with OCD. Go to iocdf.org/live to watch or view the streaming on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch or Twitter. Our Producer Chris Baier will moderate a panel including, Natasha Daniels, OCD therapist and mom of kids with OCD; Kim Vincenty, JACK Mental Health Founder, IOCDF Advocate, and Mom of an adult with OCD; and Jon Hershfield, renowned OCD therapist and author of When a family member has OCD. Whether you are ..read more

We hope you'll join hundreds of families, siblings, therapists and all those with OCD at this wonderful event. You can still register for the discounted rate and see the schedule of speakers and activities at OCDCon site. Charlotte and Tatum from UNSTUCK will be in attendance and hosting a sibling talk on Friday afternoon! We'll also be handing out the Youth Hero Award on Saturday night! The discounted rate is extended to May 30, 2023 so register soon. Here's the website: OCD Conference 2023 ..read more

UNSTUCK Free Day - Sunday, May 21st Reduced Rate of therapy from NOCD A couple of promotions in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and all those OCD Warriors out there. We'll be hosting an UNSTUCK Free day on Sunday, May 21st, 2023. The film will be free to stream via our site all day, all you need to do is sign in. And for the month of May, NOCD is offering a reduced rate of $100 per session. NOCD offers live face-to-face video sessions with OCD specialists trained in ERP, the gold standard treatment for OCD. They accept most major commercial insurance plans, making therapy more affordab ..read more

Kids inspired us to create UNSTUCK. Now we can honor their accomplishments and effort to overcome OCD. Nominations are now open for the IOCDF Youth Hero Award presented by UNSTUCK. Is your child eligible for consideration? Absolutely. This youth award recognizes any kid or teen that has advocated for OCD and mental health awareness in any way. This could include fundraising for mental health charities, participating in OCD walks and/or posting advocate messages on social media. Anyone under 17 is eligible. You can now nominate any kid with OCD or their sibling! Please nominate your young OCD H ..read more

Vanessa, Charlotte, Chris and Ali will be sharing the film and chatting with the The Family and Loved One’s OCD Support Group in Saturday, March 11, 2023. Sponsored by OCD SoCal. Email Chris Trondsen for access: christrondsen@gatewayocd.com Topic: Family and Loved One's Virtual OCD Support Group Time: Mar 11, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time , 2pm Eastern Time ..read more

You can now register your whole family for the Online OCD Camp, taking place February 4–5, 2023from the comfort of home! Sign up at https://events.iocdf.org/event/7ba4409d-4f61-4082-9eb3-365e6f399237 This interactive, virtual event has programming for youth with OCD, their siblings, and their parents/guardians. Join the fun, learn how to battle back OCD, and socialize with others who understand ..read more

We encourage everyone to get busy advocating, connecting and sharing this whole week. Thanks to everyone that took advantage of our "free watch" day yesterday. There's a lot more going on this week so please see the full calendar of activities that the IOCDF has scheduled. Our producer, Chris Baier, was interviewed for 2 podcasts that dropped this week. You can listen anywhere, anytime to Reading with Your Kids and watch Let's talk Pediatric OCD on YouTube featuring Dr. Nerissa Bauer and children's book author Brian Wray. Tag us @ocdkidsmovie on Instagram and Facebook so we can share you OCD A ..read more