Structures throughout the country will glow teal this International OCD Awareness Week! Monuments from the Corn Palace of South Dakota to the Mid-Hudson Bridge of New York will all be lit up the color teal to help raise awareness for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders and their impact on everyone affected.

This year’s International OCD Awareness Week theme is OCD Truths and focuses on casting light upon the unfiltered realities of living with OCD and related disorders and finding hope through our shared truths. 

With the lighting of these structures throughout the country the IOCDF looks forward to literally shining a light on what it really means to live with OCD and related disorders at the kickoff of this special awareness week.

International OCD Awareness Week takes place the second full week in October each year (October 8–14, 2023) and is designed to share knowledge and reduce stigma around OCD and related disorders. This global event will feature diverse programming from around the world, as the IOCDF partners with organizations at home and abroad to bring wide-ranging activities spanning a variety of topics.

Structure Lighting up Teal for OCD Awareness

ARIZONA

The Gilbert Water Tower in Gilbert, AZ — October 8, 2023

MARYLAND

The Baltimore City Dome in Baltimore, MD — Monday, October 9, 2023 and Tuesday, October 10, 2023

MASSACHUSETTS

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, Boston, MA — Sunday, October 8, 2023

Longfellow Bridge, Boston, MA — Sunday, October 8, 2023

Fore River Bridges, Quincy, MA — Sunday, October 8, 2023

Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge, Worcester, MA — Sunday, October 8, 2023

Prudential Center, Boston, MA — Sunday, October 8, 2023

MINNESOTA

The 35W Bridge, Minneapolis, MN — Sunday, October 8, 2023

Lowry Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis, MN — Sunday, October 8, 2023

The France Avenue Lights, Edina, MN — Sunday, October 8, 2023 through Thursday, October 12, 2023

MISSOURI

The James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO — Monday, October 9, 2023

NEW JERSEY

The Ben Franklin Bridge, Camden, NJ/Philadelphia, PA — Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NEW YORK

The Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York, NY — Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NORTH CAROLINA

Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center, Charlotte, NC — Saturday, October 14, 2023

The Kimpton Cardinal Hotel, Winston-Salem, NC — Sunday, October 8, 2023 through Thursday, October 12, 2023

OHIO

Terminal Tower, Cleveland, OH — Monday, October 9, 2023

OKLAHOMA

Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK — Monday, October 9, 2023

OREGON

Union Street Railroad Pedestrian Bridge, Salem, OR — Sunday, October 8, 2023 through Wednesday, October 11, 2023

PITTSBURGH

One Oxford Centre, Pittsburgh, PA — Sunday, October 8, 2023

PHILADELPHIA

Cira Centre, Philadelphia, PA — Monday, October 9, 2023 and Tuesday, October 10, 2023

FMA Tower at Cira Centre, Philadelphia, PA — Monday, October 9, 2023 and Tuesday, October 10, 2023

SOUTH DAKOTA

The World’s Only Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD — Sunday, October 8, 2023 through Saturday, October 14, 2023

Main Street Square, Rapid City, SD — Sunday, October 8, 2023 through Saturday, October 14, 2023

WYOMING

The Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, Laramie, WY — Sunday, October 8 through Saturday, October 14, 203

Learn more about the OCD Truths campaign and the various events happening both virtually and in-person across the country — and the globe!— this OCD Awareness Week.