An Official Affiliate of the IOCDF
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!
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.
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.
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.
OCD Louisiana is pleased to announce that Caitlin Bussey, Chance McNeely, Ashley Rush, and Ashley Talley have joined Michele Carroll and Kristin Fitch on the board of directors. The addition of our new members brings renewed energy and new ideas to the affiliate.
In 2021, OCD LA will be focused on resuming programming through virtual events, increasing membership, and seeking community volunteers. If you are interested in becoming involved in any of our activities, please complete this brief survey.
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