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Final Instructions for the OCD SoCal Walk to Support OCD!

Join or Donate to the Southern California Walk on June 4th!

We will be supporting the IOCDF’s annual 1 Million Steps for OCD Walk

To donate or register: https://www.crowdrise.com/1Million4OCD2016-Virtual and register with the OCD Southern California Walk team

50% of the money raised will be returned to the OCD SoCal affiliate

For those who live in the San Diego area, walkers will be meeting at Balboa Park at the Organ Pavilion at 10:00.  We will walk from 10:30 – 11:30. Bring a picnic lunch and socialize after the walk.

Change in Park Meeting Place in Orange County!

We are still meeting at 10:30 at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley (16801 Euclid St). Enter through the Brookhurst/Heil entrance and park near the basketball courts.  There are trails and picnic tables nearby. There is a $5.00 parking fee.  Please bring a lunch so we can enjoy a relaxing time together following a nice walk around the park.  ocparks.com/parks/mile.  For directions from the Gateway: drive west on South Coast Drive; turn right on Harbor Blvd and left on Warner.  Continue on Warner, turning right on Brookhurst.  Enter the park through the Brookhurst/Heil entrance and head towards the basketball courts.

In Riverside County, meet at Towngate Memorial Park at 10:15; we will walk from 10:30 – 11:30.  Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy following the walk.   https://goo.gl/maps/X8K7Wh5nFhE2.

 

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USC Genetic Study Event and Free Speakers Series – Los Angeles – April 30, 2016

WHEN: Saturday, April 30 2016, 10:30am – 4:00pm (if you have OCD or an OCD related disorder ( hoarding, skin picking, hair pulling, body dysmorphic disorder, you may be eligible to participate! Study enrollment opens at 10:30

For more study info and to start the questionnaire: keck.usc.edu/gpc‐ocd

WHERE: Renewed Freedom Center

RSVP: 310-268-1888 by April 22 or info@renewedfreedomcenter.com

* Light refreshments will be provided

Presentations by:

11:30am-12:00pm   Jonathan Grayson, PhD, The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety and OCD

“The ABC’s of OCD: Understanding OCD and its Treatment”

12:00-12:30pm       Jenny Yip, PsyD, Renewed Freedom Center for Rapid Anxiety Relief

12:30 -1:00pm     Barbara Van Noppen, PhD, University of Southern California “The Role of Family in OCD”

1:00-1:30pm         Chris Trondsen, The Gateway Institute “Life Beyond OCD”

2:00pm-3:00pm:       Question and Answer Panel

10:30am-4:00pm:   **Study Enrollment all day (compensation will be provided)

For more information or directions, click here.

* Research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Approved by USC HS-IRB 10-00299.

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USC Genetic Study Fair & Speaker Series Part II

Due to the overwhelming response, we are pleased to announce the second installment of our OCD Genetic Study Fair & Speaker Series. Come and hear from Los Angeles’s leading specialists presenting on topics surrounding OCD and related disorders. Click on the link below for more information.

Space is limited, so RSVP no later than April 22nd. Interested in taking part in the OCD Genetic Study? You can start the registration questionnaire at Keck School of Medicine website.

Light refreshments provided. Registration starts at 10:30am.

Get more information
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Have questions regarding this event, please contact us at info@RenewedFreedomCenter.com

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Pt. Coordinator
Renewed Freedom Center & Renewed Freedom Foundation
info@renewedfreedomcenter.com
310-268-1888

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USC Genetic Study Event and Free Speakers Series – March 13th, 2016 – Pasadena

WHEN: Sunday March 13 2016, 10:30am – 4:00pm (if you have OCD or an OCD related disorder ( hoarding, skin picking, hairpulling, body dysmorphic disorder, you may be eligible to participate! Study enrollment opens at 10:30)

For more study info and to start the questionnaire: http://keck.usc.edu

WHERE: Courtyard Marriott Pasadena

180 N Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA

(Free parking on the street)

PLEASE RSVP: By March 7, 2016 to vannoppe@usc.edu

* Light refreshments will be provided

Presentations by:

11:00am-12:15pm Jonathan Grayson, PhD, The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety and OCD “The ABC’s of OCD: Understanding OCD and its Treatment”

1:00 pm-1:45 pm: Barbara Van Noppen, PhD, University of Southern California “The Role of Family in OCD”

1:45pm-2:30pm: Chris Trondsen, The Gateway Institute “Life Beyond OCD”

2:30pm-3:30pm: Question and Answer Panel

10:30am-4:00pm: **Study Enrollment all day (compensation will be provided)

Learn more about USC’s genetic study here.

See this event on our calendar here.

* Research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Approved by USC HS-IRB 10-00299.