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International OCD Foundation 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.
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We are a nonprofit for those impacted by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, including individuals with lived experience, family members and supporters, mental health professionals, researchers, and others. Our vision is that everyone impacted by OCD and related disorders has immediate access to
effective treatment and support. The IOCDF provides up-to-date education and resources, strengthens community engagement,
delivers quality professional training, and advances groundbreaking research.

Have you checked out our recent white paper one The State of Pediatric OCD Care in the United States?Up to 2 million chi...
10/17/2026

Have you checked out our recent white paper one The State of Pediatric OCD Care in the United States?

Up to 2 million children and adolescents in the U.S. may be living with OCD, yet new findings from the IOCDF show that most are going unrecognized—and very few are receiving the treatment proven to help.

Read the full report 👉 iocdf.org/kidscarecrisis

10/16/2026

Parlons du TOC ! Rejoignez-nous pour ce direct en français avec Erica Wang et Yann Lana, ambassadeurs de l’IOCDF, ainsi que Raphaël Blot, vice-président de l’AFTOC (Association française des personnes souffrant de TOC), Paola et Marcello Tedeschi, présidente et vice-président respectivement de la Fondation vivaMente et Mirella De Fusco, vice-présidente de l'AETOC (Association d'entraide pour les personnes ayant un TOC), au cours duquel nous partagerons des expériences personnelles, aborderons les ressources disponibles pour le TOC et d’autres sujets liés à ce trouble.

Let’s talk about OCD! Join us for this French livestream with Erica Wang and Yann Lana, IOCDF Advocates, Raphaël Blot, Vice President of AFTOC, (French Association for Individuals with OCD), Paola and Marcello Tedeschi, president and vice president respectively of vivaMente Foundation, and Mirella De Fusco, vice president of AETOC (Association of mutual support for individuals with OCD), where we’ll share personal experiences, discuss resources for OCD and other OCD-related topics.

Did I cause that? What if I missed something? What if it's my fault?For someone with OCD, the search for certainty can t...
10/16/2026

Did I cause that? What if I missed something? What if it's my fault?

For someone with OCD, the search for certainty can turn into checking, reassurance seeking, or replaying an event again and again in their mind.

And those compulsions aren't always visible from the outside.

One reason awareness matters? IOCDF reports that it takes an average of more than 7 years for someone with OCD to receive an accurate diagnosis. Recognizing the many ways OCD can show up can help change that.

"By my 14th birthday, I was hardly able to leave my house, talk to my friends, or do much of anything that had previously brought me some comfort. I spent most days sitting on the floor, waiting for time to pass. Soon thereafter, I was diagnosed with OCD and began exposure and response prevention therapy." – Kyle King

Want to hear directly from people who understand? Explore IOCDF Special Interest Groups 👉 iocdf.org/special-interest-groups

10/15/2026

For OCD Awareness Week 2026, we're talking about the state of OCD care for kids. Chris Baier speaks with
IOCDF Executive Director, Rebecca Duesser
IOCDF Board Member, Darlene Davis Goodwine, PhD
Jayden Helberg, 2023 Youth Hero Award winner
Parent Kjersti Helberg

OCD loves certainty. Relationships don't exactly come with a certainty guarantee.For someone experiencing relationship-r...
10/15/2026

OCD loves certainty. Relationships don't exactly come with a certainty guarantee.

For someone experiencing relationship-related OCD, doubts about a relationship can become consuming, followed by compulsions like checking feelings, comparing relationships, seeking reassurance, or analyzing what every thought or emotion “means.”

The topic may change, but the cycle of obsession → distress → compulsion → temporary relief can keep someone stuck.

You don't have to navigate that cycle alone.

Looking for an OCD treatment provider? 👉 iocdf.org/find-help
Prefer to learn at your own pace? Browse books and other media. 👉 iocdf.org/books

10/14/2026

You ask, they answer: OCD experts Dr. Liz McIngvale and Chris Trondsen, LMFT, LPCC, 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. Join us to learn more about OCD, treatment, and specific topics. Be sure to bring your questions!

Sometimes the compulsion happens entirely inside someone's head.OCD can latch onto the things a person cares about most,...
10/14/2026

Sometimes the compulsion happens entirely inside someone's head.

OCD can latch onto the things a person cares about most, including their values, morality, faith, relationships, and identity. Someone might spend hours mentally reviewing an interaction, trying to determine whether they did something wrong or what it says about them.

That's one reason “just stop worrying about it” doesn't capture what living with OCD is actually like.

Have questions about OCD? Join IOCDF livestreams featuring experts, advocates, and members of the community 👉 iocdf.org/livestreams

10/13/2026

Katie O'Dunne and Ethan Smith lean on their own lived experience navigating OCD to create a candid space for anyone (from anywhere) to discuss the OCD and related disorders issues most important to them! Join IOCDF's Community Conversations, sponsored by Stick with the Ick, for community support, conversation, and connection on the journey!

10/13/2026

In this special Spanish-language livestream, IOCDF advocate and TOC Zaragoza board member Yann Lana will share experiences and raise awareness about OCD. You'll discover that you're not alone and that there's hope for recovery.

Yann Lana, defensor de la IOCDF y miembro directivo de TOC Zaragoza, intercambiará experiencias y visibilizará el TOC. Podrás comprobar que no estás solo/a y que hay esperanza en la recuperación.

Contamination fears may be one of the more recognizable presentations of OCD, but the impact can go far beyond washing y...
10/13/2026

Contamination fears may be one of the more recognizable presentations of OCD, but the impact can go far beyond washing your hands.

For a child with OCD, symptoms can interfere with school, friendships, family life, and simply getting to be a kid.

New IOCDF research found that 0.74% of children and adolescents were identified as having OCD, despite an expected prevalence of up to 3%.

Behind those numbers are real kids and families.

"My older brother was diagnosed with OCD when I was five years old. So, for as long as I can remember, OCD has been an unwelcome member of our family. First, he asked questions repeatedly, asking for various reassurances, but we had no idea that it was a sign of OCD." – Ella Kim

That's why recognizing OCD and connecting families with appropriate care matters.

Read Losing Childhood to America's OCD Care Crisis and explore pediatric OCD resources 👉 iocdf.org/kidscarecrisis

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