UNSTUCK is an OCD kids movie created by parents of children with OCD. The movie premiered this month at the International OCD Foundation Conference in San Fransisco. See below for message from the directors about spreading the word!

Dear Friend of UNSTUCK,

We have great news to share: UNSTUCK: an OCD kids movie is finished
and it premiered July 9 at the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
conference in San Francisco! We are still ecstatic over the reaction, as
more than 800 people came to the keynote screening and gave the film an
emotional standing ovation. The Kellen Foundation helped us bring 7 of
the 8 kids in the film out to San Francisco and they were brilliant on
the panel, proving themselves to be the sharp and inspirational OCD
experts we have always known them to be. The IOCDF told us it was their
best attended and most well-received keynote ever!

Afterwards, the kids signed DVDs and T-shirts for a few hundred
fans, and many people told us how much they related to the film and
hoped it would be widely shown. Favorite anecdote: several parents
purchased a DVD to show it to all the therapists their kids saw who
didn’t know how to treat OCD effectively!

We are aware that many of you would like to see UNSTUCK. At the moment
we are trying to secure a broadcast partner as well as plan community
and festival screenings, all of which prevents us from making the film
widely available through online streaming. It is now available for
educators, libraries, therapists and other professionals on DVD or
streaming through New Day Films. We would appreciate it if you would
help us spread the word to these communities about its availability.

Professors and students can view UNSTUCK now on many campuses through
the Kanopy streaming service. Click here to see if you have access.

Stay tuned for more info about our upcoming community and school
engagement campaign, and the study/viewer’s guide we will be creating.
We will let you know when we have more information about any festivals,
broadcasts or streaming availability. Below are some pics from the
conference.

Best,
Kelly & Chris

Click here for link to pictures

We hope you will be at this year’s IOCDF conference in San Francisco! OCD SoCal is holding several events that we invite you to attend:

1. OCD Southern California Member Meeting (bring your lunch!)
When: Saturday July 8, 11:15am-12:30pm
Where: Willow, B2 Lower Level

2. IOCDF Exhibit Booth for OCD SoCal
When: Saturday July 8, 5:30-7:00pm
Where: Salon 7

Please join us and meet others in our affiliate and help brainstorm for upcoming events!

– OCD SoCal Board of Directors

OCD SoCal would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who made our 1 Million Steps 4 OCD walks last weekend a huge success! We had over 100 individuals (and a few dogs!) who attended our walks in Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles on June 3, 2017. Together, we raised over $3600 to support the important work being done by the International OCD Foundation and OCD SoCal!

We were overwhelmed by the amount of support we received for these events! In particular we would like to thank the following OCD clinicians and researchers who attended our events and took part in the post-walk Q&A sessions:

Rodney Boone PhD – Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center
Shanda Curiel, PsyD & Jessica Lynch MAAT – Resilience Treatment Center
Eda Gorbis PhD – Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders
Jim Hatton PhD – private practice
Rachael Hatton MFT – private practice
Jake Knapik PsyD & Cloris Brown BA – Renewed Freedom Center for Rapid Anxiety Relief
Jennie Kuckertz MS – San Diego State University Center for Understanding and Treating Anxiety
Tina Mayes PhD – San Diego VA
Melissa Mose, LMFT – private practice
Sean Sassano MD – private practice
Sanjaya Saxena MD & Marieke Toffolo PhD – University of California, San Diego OCD Clinic
Jeff Schanowitz PhD – private practice
James Shenk PhD, Misha Marjani PhD, Lesley Dorfman PhD – Cognitive Therapy Institute
Annabelle Parr (clinic coordinator) – Center for Anxiety and Stress Management
Chris Trondsen BA – The Gateway Institute
Barbara Van Noppen PhD – University of Southern California
Naomi Zwecker PhD – OCD & Anxiety Program of Southern California

We would also like to thank the local businesses that donated refreshments and/or provided space for these events! We are grateful for their support!

La Jolla Shores Hotel
Panera Bread
Starbucks
Smart and Final
Trader Joe’s

Stay tuned for upcoming OCD SoCal programs, including our OCD SoCal meeting at the International OCD Foundation’s annual conference, to be held July 7-9, 2017 in San Francisco!