Online Youth Support Group
Your chance to receive and offer support to other 16-17 year olds (update: now 16-20!) who have/think they may have OCD.
On Sunday 10th September, OCD Youth helped launch the first peer support group for 16-17 year olds (update: now 16-20 year olds!), in partnership with the OCD Action Even Better Together team who help set up and support online and local support groups for adults around the country. Opening up a group to this age group wasn’t something we’d been able to do in the past but has been something we’ve seen is needed for a long time. We speak to lots of under-18’s on our forums and e-helpline, many of whom are very keen for the chance to meet other young people with OCD to share experiences and know they’re not alone.
The new group meets once a month on Skype, with young people turning their cameras off for privacy or dialing in on a normal telephone. The group is facilitated by trained volunteers Emily, Gary and Jennifer. A member of the Youth Panel will attend each month to sign-post young people to our other services if necessary, and we all chat between meetings on a moderated Facebook group set up specifically for regular attendees of the online group.
We meet on the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm and anyone who is interested in joining is encouraged to contact sign-up@ebtsupportgroups.co.uk and our Even Better Together team can provide more information on joining the group and help get you started.