{"id":4852,"date":"2018-06-16T17:43:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T16:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocduk.net\/?page_id=4852"},"modified":"2018-07-06T14:27:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T13:27:49","slug":"impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/ocduk\/impact\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of our work"},"content":{"rendered":"

The generosity of our supporters means that our work really is life changing, your support helps us, help children and adults affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.<\/p>\n

What you have helped us achieve during 2017<\/h5>\n
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<\/i> Helpline<\/span><\/h3>\nWe handled 6,032<\/b> telephone calls on our support line, including advocacy help and support.
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<\/i> Members<\/span><\/h3>\nWe ended 2017 with 620<\/b>\u00a0OCD-UK members across the whole of the UK.
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<\/i> Conference<\/span><\/h3>\nWe reinforced our commitment to Scotland<\/b> by hosting our annual conference in Glasgow, attended by over 120 people affected by OCD.
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<\/i> Website<\/span><\/h3>\n741,886<\/b> people visited our website and between them viewed over 1.5 million webpages.
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<\/i> Forums<\/span><\/h3>\n37,250<\/b>\u00a0people visited our forums for community support, spending an average of 12 minutes each and viewing over 1.5 million forum posts.
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<\/i> IAPT Database<\/span><\/h3>\nWe maintained the only accurate national database of NHS IAPT services<\/b> and made it freely available for all service-users and shared it with other organisations.
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<\/i> Low-cost helpline<\/span><\/h3>\nWe funded a low cost 0333<\/b> call number for our helpline which we subsidised to make calling OCD-UK easier for people needing our help.
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<\/i> Support Groups<\/span><\/h3>\nWe funded and supported 5<\/strong> regional support groups throughout the year, from Scotland to the south coast and Northern Ireland.
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<\/i> Global Webinars<\/span><\/h3>\nWe hosted two live global webinars<\/b> with international OCD specialists, Dr Adam Radomsky and Professor Paul Salkovskis.
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<\/i> Partnerships<\/span><\/h3>\nWe continued our working partnership with Nottingham<\/b> Healthcare Foundation Trust and the Sussex<\/b> OCD Clinic to support their OCD treatment groups.
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<\/i> Emails<\/span><\/h3>\nOur support email account answered 951<\/b> emails from people across the world.
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<\/i> Recovery Colleges<\/span><\/h3>\nWe continued our partnership with Nottingham <\/b>and Liverpool\u00a0<\/b>Recovery Colleges to develop, launch and co-host a course for people living with obsessions and compulsions.
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We still need your help to continue and expand on this work, so if you’re in a position to help us please consider making a donation, joining OCD-UK or fundraising for us to help us continue this invaluable work.<\/h5>\n
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The difference we make…<\/h5>\n
It is without doubt that it was the support off you that made me continue to fight for recovery. I have done things this year I never dreamed I would manage for over 20 years. And I am doing a job I absolutely love. OCD at one time took so much from me, but through joining the charity I am now living a completely different life, personal and career wise.Ruth<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The generosity of our supporters means that our work really is life changing, your support helps us, help children and adults affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. What you have helped us achieve during 2017 We still need your help to continue … <\/p>\n

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