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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

MISSOURI

NEW JERSEY

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

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

Comments

  • Rebecca LeBlanc

    This is such a wonderful thing. Thank you for pulling this all together ❤️

    Reply

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