Join OCD SoCal for our 1 Million Steps 4 OCD walks in San Diego, Los Angeles, or Orange County on June 3, 2017 to raise awareness, hope, and funds to the support the IOCDF and its local affiliates! T-SHIRT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY MAY 12 AT 2PM PST FOR WALKERS WHO RAISE $25 OR MORE

Schedule for all walks is as follows:
9:30am – check in
10-11am – walk
11am-12pm – picnics, presentations, and community mingle events

Walk meet up locations:
San Diego – La Jolla Shores Hotel, Garden Patio (8110 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA 92037)
Los Angeles – Roxbury Park (471 Roxbury Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212)
Orange County – Wakeham Park (3400 Smalley St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)

Registration links:
San Diego – register here! 
Los Angeles – register here!
Orange County – register here!

You can learn more about the history of the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD walk and how to get involved in your local OCD SoCal walk by visiting the IOCDF website.

Each June, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) sponsors 1 Million Steps 4 OCD walks around the country to bring together members of the local OCD communities to raise awareness, hope, and funds to support the important programs of the IOCDF and partnering local affiliates, including OCD SoCal.

OCD SoCal is proud to partner with the IOCDF in hosting walks in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange County on June 3, 2017. Check ins for each walk location will begin at 9:30am. The walk will take place from 10-11am, with picnics, presentations, and community mingle events to follow. Please note that specific locations of each of our three southern California walks (San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles) are still being finalized. Please check back soon for updated information!

You can learn more about the history of the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD walk and how to get involved in your local OCD SoCal walk by visiting the IOCDF website. ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO REGISTER AND DONATE/FUNDRAISE A MINIMUM OF $25 BY MAY 8, 2017 WILL RECEIVE A WALK T-SHIRT!

OCD SoCal would like to thank the speakers, volunteers, and most importantly, the 200+ attendees who made the 2^nd Annual OCD Southern California Conference a success! Special thanks to our keynote speakers, Ethan Smith and Dr. Jonathan Grayson, for sharing their inspiring insights and experiences on how to fight OCD. In addition, we express our gratitude for the organizations that helped support this event financially and provided resource information at the event, including the Gateway Institute, OCD & Anxiety Program of Southern California, Recovery International, Renewed Freedom Center, SDSU Center for Understanding and Treating Anxiety, USC Genetics, Voxerity Apparel, and Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders. Finally, we are immensely thankful for Mariner’s Church in Irvine, which not only provided a beautiful space for our event but also catering and tech support!

Want to stay involved? Here are 3 easy ways:

• Join us for next event, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) Virtual Walk, to be held in June 2017. Stay tuned for more details!
• If you are interested in volunteering at our next event, please email us at info@ocdsocal.org
• Donate to help us continue to provide programs for the OCD Southern California community: http://ocdsocal.org/get-involved/donate/

Visit our Facebook page for more photos of event!

REGISTRATION UPDATE: Due to popular demand and overwhelming response, we are pleased to be able to extend registration for our second annual conference through the event date (March 25, 2017). Due to catering deadlines we are unable to guarantee a provided lunch for those who registered after March 16. Lunch options for purchase will be available on site.

WHEN: Saturday March 25, 2017 from 10am-3pm

WHERE: Mariners Church, Life Development Building 2^nd Floor, 5001 Newport Coast Drive, Irvine, CA 92603

WHY: This conference is an opportunity to learn more about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and its treatment, provide support for individuals with OCD and their families, and gain practical knowledge about a variety of issues that may arise with OCD and OCD-related disorders. In addition to our distinguished speaker list, we will have representatives present from local organizations to provide information on OCD resources.

WHO: This event is particularly designed for individuals affected by OCD and their families, however we encourage clinicians, researchers, and students interested in learning more about OCD to attend.

FOR MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:  Click here to be re-directed to event site and registration page. Cost is $25 for adults 18+, $15 for teens 12-17, and free for children 11 and under. Scholarships and volunteer opportunities are available, please email us (info@ocdsocal.org) for more information. If you do not wish to pay by credit card, please email us at info@ocdsocal.org to reserve your seat(s). We will respond with instructions for paying by check.

NOTE TO PARENTS: In addition to the scheduled children’s breakout sessions at 1pm and 2pm, Renewed Freedom Center staff will be leading crafts in the children’s activity room from 10am-3pm to allow parents the opportunity to attend keynote and breakout sessions.