OCD Louisiana

Published June 5, 2021

Southeast Regional Affiliate Virtual OCD Conference – Saturday, June 12th

OCD Central & South Florida and OCD Georgia are collaborating on a free, one-day Virtual Summer OCD Conference.

Date: Saturday, June 12th, 2021
Time: 12:00pm-8:00pm (EST)
Register Today

All are welcome, including those affected by OCD (e.g., children, adults, parents, family members), mental health professionals, and anyone else who would like to support the OCD community, to join us for advocate discussions, a community panel, break-out groups, a screening of the OCD documentary, Uncovering OCD: The Truth about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, followed by Q&A with director, Ethan Smith, and social events. See below for more detailed information!

Published April 20, 2021

Help us meet our fundraising goal for GiveNOLA Day!

OCD Louisiana is excited to be participating in the 8th Annual GiveNOLA Day on Tuesday, May 4th! GiveNOLA Day, an initiative of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, is a 24-hour giving event to benefit nonprofits in the Greater New Orleans region. Early donations are welcome from April 20th through May 3rd. Please consider making a donation so we can bring more services to the OCD community in greater New Orleans and throughout Louisiana!

Published April 10, 2021

Parent of a child with OCD? Participate in a research study today!

Dr. Amy Przeworski of Case Western Reserve University is conducting an online study to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on children and their families.

Published March 20, 2021

Peer Support: An Evidence-based Tool for OCD Recovery

Written by Chance McNeely

What is peer support?

Surrounding yourself with empathic people “who get it” is a great tool for anyone enduring life’s ups and downs. Achieving this can be difficult, though, especially for people who suffer from mental health challenges. The concept of peer support has been around for decades and, in 2007, the service was officially established as being “evidence-based” by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This simply means that evidence shows a substantive, positive correlation between peer support and long-term recovery. Over the past 15 years, peer support has grown as a profession where individuals with lived experience contribute to the recovery of others in a variety of settings: from long-term, in-patient facilities to private, telehealth peer services and everything in between.

Published March 13, 2021

Register today for IOCDF’s Faith and Mental Health Conference!

As part of the International OCD Foundation’s new faith outreach initiative, they are hosting their first Faith and Mental Health Conference on Friday, May 21st from 12-4pm CST. This online event will bring together a diverse group of faith leaders, therapists, and those with lived experience with OCD and related disorders.