OCD Delaware Org

10/10/2026

Last night, October 9, Delaware Legislative Hall was illuminated in green in recognition of PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day and those impacted by these conditions in our state 💚

PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) are conditions characterized by the sudden onset of OCD symptoms and/or severe food restriction, often accompanied by other neurological, behavioral, and psychiatric symptoms.

PANDAS is associated with strep infections, while PANS may involve a broader range of potential triggers.

Awareness of neuroimmune conditions, including PANS and PANDAS, is vital to early recognition, diagnosis, and access to appropriate care that may contribute to reduced time spent unnecessarily suffering.

Awareness like this is how effective begins, and we are grateful to see it represented in our state.

International OCD Foundation

10/09/2026

One Million Steps for OCD Walk, year two ✅💙

🎉 120 registered walkers
🎉 192 donors
🎉 $10,500 raised

Here’s to continued work toward bettering the understanding of what it means to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders in Delaware. Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s event.

A reminder that Legislative Hall will be illuminated green tonight in recognition of PANS/PANDAS awareness day. Legislative Hall and the Indian River Inlet Bridge will also be illuminated teal each night next week, October 11–17, in recognition of OCD Awareness Week.

International OCD Foundation

10/07/2026

The beauty of community and holding to a shared mission.

Thank you to everyone who supported our second annual OCD walk. It was an amazing day and it meant so much to come together for a cause that matters, in its own way, to all who attended.

International OCD Foundation

We could not do this much needed work without you and we are grateful every day to have the opportunity to 💙

This work means everything.

10/05/2026

Thank you Sean's House for your support of this year’s OCD walk!

International OCD Foundation

10/02/2026

Photos from this year’s second annual One Million Steps for OCD Walk 💙

Thank you to our Walk Committee for all the time and effort given toward making this year’s event possible. We could not have asked for a better day.

Also, a reminder that October 11–17 is OCD Awareness Week! We have some exciting things planned that we can’t wait to share.

During the week, Legislative Hall in Dover and the Indian River Inlet Bridge will be illuminated in teal in recognition of OCD Awareness Week. Legislative Hall will also be illuminated green on the night of October 9 in recognition of PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day.

International OCD Foundation

09/27/2026

There is something about these pictures that seems to embody the life and freedom that waits on the other side of OCD. For many, OCD can feel isolating—but we hope everyone may also have the chance to know that this same freedom, and hope, remain for them too.

As we reflect, we want to first say thank you to this year’s OCD Walk Grand Marshal, Eric Levin, for so openly sharing his story and experiences with us last weekend.

Eric shared, in his own words, that this would likely be his only opportunity to speak about his OCD to this depth. This is exactly our mission in establishing OCD Delaware: creating safe and inclusive spaces for those impacted by OCD to feel understood and less alone.

In doing so, we continue to work to increase understanding of OCD and the many ways it can present—with the hope that these efforts will contribute to earlier diagnosis, greater access to care, and ultimately, less years spent suffering.

It is a gift to do this work.
Here’s to more opportunities like this 💙

International OCD Foundation

09/21/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Abby Bugbee, this year’s recipient of the OCD Delaware Impact Award!

Thank you for all that you do as a clinician to support those impacted by OCD in Delaware, as well as to the Alliance Counseling team for helping us to organize this surprise 💙

So well deserved!

International OCD Foundation

We could not be more proud and happy to share this news:

09/20/2026

Thank you Phoenix Family Resource Center De for attending and supporting this year’s event 💙

OCD Walk!
Hundreds of community members came out to support the OCD Walk, showing up with compassion, encouragement, and a shared commitment to mental-health awareness.

Phoenix Family Resources was honored to engage with attendees, share harm-reduction resources, and remind our community that support, education, and dignity save lives. Every conversation matters. Every connection matters. Every person deserves to feel seen.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and helped make this such a meaningful day. Together, we rise up. 💙

09/20/2026

Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes for your support of this year’s OCD walk 💙🍰

09/20/2026