If you are desperate and thinking of harming yourself please call the suicide prevention life line it is tollfree and available day and night 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
NAMI The National Alliance on Mental Illness is in many states and is a great for getting information out to people. http://www.nami.org/
Bringing change to mind is a website that is great about getting information about about other mental illnesses and their are video blogs included on the websites http://www.bringchange2mind.org/
International OCD foundation: http://www.ocfoundation.org/
This is going to a slow process but I am going to try to get information up for the major metroplitam areas in the United States frist and then start to break things out by state for people that are having trouble reaching out.
So Please if you know the name of a clinic or a support group please share it with me in the comments section so we can share information and spread the help around!!!!
New York- Columbia University
Center for OCD and Related DisordersColumbia University/NYSPI1051 Riverside Drive, Unit #69
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212 543-5367
On their website they said that they have free treatment for people who qualify
Chicago-
OCD Chicago http://www.ocdchicago.org/index.php/contact/
T: 773-880-1635
They give out information and are also a resource for support groups and maybe more! I haven't fully check out their website.
Therapists in Chicago
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_results.php?city=Chicago&county=Cook&state=IL&spec=15
OK to get information out there potentially faster for people please use this link to the internal ocd foundation they have a database that is searchable I find it to be alittle frustrating but you might have better luck with it than I do they also have option for searching for support groups just put in your city and state after you have clicked on the "Click here to access the Treatment Provider Database" (it is a grey box with little doctor icons on it) http://www.ocfoundation.org/treatment_providers.aspx
