Evidence browser
Explore the evidence
Loading the evidence…
The Association of Mental Health Providers’ evidence observatory
Evidence browser
Loading the evidence…
Evidence browser
35,954 claims
Families, relatives or friends can attend two sessions during the OCD treatment programme to support individuals with OCD.
Families, relatives or friends also have the opportunity to attend two of the sessions during the course in order to help them support the individual with OCD more effectively.
Service · Procedural statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 8
Each course of the OCD treatment programme lasts for 12 weeks and includes two-hour sessions facilitated by a consultant clinical psychologist and an OCD sufferer.
Each course takes place weekly via Zoom, lasts for 12 weeks, with each session lasting for 2 hours, and with a maximum of 10 participants – each one of the sessions is facilitated by both an experienced consultant clinical psychologist and a former OCD sufferer.
Service · Procedural statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 8
Asto Clinics Charity Ltd's OCD treatment programme incorporates Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
This course will also incorporate other compatible innovative and proven highly effective behavioural, cognitive or metacognitive interventions for OCD
Service · Procedural statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 8
The largest contributor to healthcare costs for OCD is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
The largest contributor to the healthcare cost was cognitive behavioural therapy, while the societal costs were driven by lost productivity through absenteeism.
Service · Observational claim · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
The societal perspective on OCD costs in the UK rises to £5.1bn annually.
This rises to £5.1bn when the societal perspective was considered.
Financial · Metric statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
The total annual cost of illness for OCD to the NHS is £378m in the UK.
in the UK there is a total annual cost of illness to the NHS for OCD is £378m
Financial · Metric statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
Approximately 750,000 people in the UK are living with severe and debilitating OCD.
It is estimated that 750,000 people are thought to be living with severe, life impacting and debilitating OCD in the UK.
Context · Observational claim · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects around 2% of the UK population.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a significant mental health problem which affects around 2% of the population.
Context · Observational claim · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
The documentary has led to Asto Clinics Charity Ltd pausing its Google Ads campaign, saving £600 per month.
As a result of the number of enquiries, we have been able to pause the Google Ads campaign, which is saving the charitable group £600 pm.
Financial · Funding statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 5
The documentary 'Do you have OCD?' has generated 252 new enquiries for Asto Clinics Charity Ltd.
This number of enquiries is enough to fill cohorts for 10 months. As such, we are not currently taking on any new enquiries for our programme, we are however taking their contact details.
Operational · Observational claim · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 5
Asto Clinics Charity Ltd has raised £343,000 to fund its OCD programme.
Raised £343,000 to fund our OCD programme
Financial · Funding statement · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 5
Asto Clinics Charity Ltd has completed four years of helping people with OCD.
It is hard to believe that we have completed 4 years of helping people with OCD, and have completed 21 cohorts, with one ongoing, and another about to start.
Context · Observational claim · From Asto Clinics Charity LTD — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 4
The charity held an information event at the Golf Centre in Fulwell, which was a successful fundraiser.
This year we held an information event at the Golf Centre in Fulwell, which proved a successful fund raiser.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Action on Dementia Sunderland — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Volunteers and staff have been working hard to deliver services and support for clients and carers.
Our excellent staff continue to work tirelessly during the year to deliver the range of services we offer. Their hard work is appreciated by the Directors, Trustees and most of all by our Clients and Carers.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Action on Dementia Sunderland — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity aims to maintain and expand its services for clients and carers with dementia.
We continue to search for funding to enable us to provide our services and we will ensure that we will maintain the support that we offer, to our clients and carers, which we hope will help to ensure a successful outcome.
Operational · Commitment statement · From Action on Dementia Sunderland — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The demand for services provided by Action on Dementia Sunderland has been increasing year after year.
Year after year the demand for our services increase and the challenge of acquiring the resources continues to be our aim.
Operational · Trend statement · From Action on Dementia Sunderland — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity received financial support from multiple funders in the year ending March 2025.
We have to again thank all of our funders and supporters, who have provided /financial support. These include the Ballinger Trust, Durham Freemasons Charity, The Joicey Trust, McCarthy Stone and The National Lottery.
Financial · Funding statement · From Action on Dementia Sunderland — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Jon Shaw Foundation spent £64,086 on charitable trading activities such as night monitors and equipment.
P1T-Night Monitors and equipment 47,288 0 0 48,079 48,079
Financial · Funding statement · From Jon Shaw Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 04 April 2026, page 40
The Jon Shaw Foundation received £21,023 from donations towards monitors, aids and postage.
R1-Donation towards monitors,aids and posta 7,918 0 0 14,020 14,020
Financial · Funding statement · From Jon Shaw Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 04 April 2026, page 39
The Jon Shaw Foundation had a net receipt of £5,785 after accounting for all receipts and payments.
NET RECEIPTS LESS PAYMENTS 5,785 0 0 -507 1,130
Financial · Funding statement · From Jon Shaw Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 04 April 2026, page 41