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 • Click to see photos
- Longfellow Bridge, Boston, MA — Sunday, October 8, 2023 • Click to see photos
- 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 • Click to see photos
MINNESOTA
- The 35W Bridge, Minneapolis, MN — Sunday, October 8, 2023 • KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Nightcast interviews OCD Twin Cities president, William Schultz about OCD Awareness Week; OCD Awareness Week begins, experts say resources are available, Ben Henry KSTP, October 10, 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 • Planetarium Will Light Up for OCD Awareness Week, STL Today, Angela Springer, Sep 28, 2023
NEW JERSEY
- The Ben Franklin Bridge, Camden, NJ/Philadelphia, PA — Tuesday, October 10, 2023 • The #BenFranklinBridge is lit cyan tonight for OCD Awareness Week, Delaware River Port Authority - DRPA, 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
PENNSYLVANIA
- One Oxford Centre, Pittsburgh, PA — Sunday, October 8, 2023 • One Oxford Centre lights up teal to observe International OCD Awareness Week, Taylor Hall, WPXI.com, October 09, 2023
- 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
This is such a wonderful thing. Thank you for pulling this all together ❤️