National Lottery Community Fund grant expands our services for parents of children with OCD

[Ashley]

OCD-UK is delighted to announce its success in securing a National Lottery Community Fund grant of almost £113,000 to develop a much needed OCD educational support for parents of children that suffer with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

The project, which we have called 'OCD ‘PEP’ Talk', ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life of children (aged 5-18) suffering with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and their families, through the education, support and empowerment of parents.

PEP Talk (Parents Education Project) will create, design and deliver:

• Freely accessible OCD educational courses for parents of children with OCD across the East Midlands
• A library of online video resources for parents to address the top 50 frequently asked questions about OCD and treatment
• Additional online self-help resources for parents
• Regular webinar's offering practical support and advice for parents
• Presentations at our annual conference, specifically for parents of children with OCD

Read more on the OCD-UK website - https://www.ocduk.org/pep-talk-funding/

[Lost_in_a_Dark_Maze]

Fantastic 

[taurean]

Wow this is wonderful news. Well done to all those who have put together the hard work to achieve it. 

I suppose the old cliché will now apply. Whatever excellent work has gone on before, the even harder work starts now. 

[gingerbreadgirl]

Agreed this is wonderful news, well done all. 

[Guest]

Wonderful news! 

[lostinme]

This is excellent news. OCD usually begins in adolescence years and younger and over time intensifies in severity. The more help offered to both parents and children will help them to a much better future.

[Ashley]

Thanks everyone, the project will start in a couple of months hopefully.  In the meantime we will start planning and preparing and parents can help. If you're a parent of a child with OCD, what did you wish you knew at the start of your journey in dealing with their OCD? or what you still struggle to understand in terms of OCD, treatment or treatment access?