Achievements

This is history of what we have achieved. 

The BDD Foundation began in 2006 by Ruth Ryan assisted by Stuart Chandler and Matt as a website providing information about BDD. It was set up by small group of individuals with BDD but they were unable to keep it going. The current trustees resurrected the brand and registered it as a charity in September 2013. We launched this website in February 2014.

This is what we’ve achieved this past year:

• An Operations Manager continues to be in place.
• Excellent pro-bono and volunteer support.
• An up-to-date, informative, and well maintained website.
• A growing number of support groups.
• Shortlisted for RCPSYCH Communicator of the Year award 2016 and Mind Media Award 2016: Bigorexia (BBC). • Work with the media to raise awareness. Highlights include: Bigorexia: Never Buff Enough (BBC), No Body’s Perfect (BBC4), The ‘ugly truth’ about Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BBC).
• An active social media presence with a strong following. Twitter @BDDFoundation Facebook @BDDFoundation
• Our second conference – The World’s Second International Conference on Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
• Christmas cards by designer Kitty Wallace available now
• Published our first book: Reflections on Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Stories of Courage, Determination and Hope. Available here
• Donations and fundraising from a variety of sources (BIG thank-you to all of you who have donated/raised funds for us in the past year). The Second International Conference held in 2016 was in part made possible because of tremendous fundraising efforts by Louise Nicol: Phil Collins Tribute in Memory of Chris Exley & In loving Memory of Tina Jupe

This is what we’ve achieved in 2015:

• An operations manager in place.
• Excellent pro-bono and volunteer support.
• An up-to-date, informative, and well maintained website.
• A growing number of support groups.
• An active social media presence with a strong following.
• Our first conference – The World’s First International Conference on BDD.
• Our eye-catching & informative film on BDD ‘You are Not Alone’.
• Work with the media to raise awareness.
• Donations and fundraising from a variety of sources (BIG thank-you to all of you who have donated/raised funds for us in the past year).