OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) is a worldwide event that serves to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, break the stigma around mental illness, and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected. For the over 200 million people worldwide living with OCD, public misconception can prevent them from accessing the timely, effective treatment they need to move from suffering to thriving. This #OCDweek, whether you share facts, tell your own story, or otherwise support OCD Awareness Week, you are making a powerful difference.
Educate Yourself
OCD is a debilitating mental disorder that affects 1 in 40 adults in their lifetime and 1 in 100 children but is often overlooked and belittled as a personality quirk or choice. In reality, OCD is a very real disorder that affects people of all ages and walks of life.
Access Resources
Do you think you might have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)? Use our OCD screening tool to help determine if you (or a loved one) are experiencing OCD symptoms. Its confidential, quick, and free!
Spread the word with the media
You can make a difference by spreading the word about OCD Awareness Week and the realities of living with OCD to your local media. We've created a one-stop Media Center for our advocates, making sending media information and resources via email as simple as possible.
The Media Center has pre-written (and customizable!) emails for you to use and a full directory of media outlets in your area — all you have to do is enter your zip code.
Contact elected officials about the issues
This #OCDweek, educate yourself on the latest information about bills in the US Congress that support the needs of the OCD and related disorders community. Your representatives and senators are considering these changes to public policy, and they need to hear from you about why they are so critical.
Make a difference by contacting your local officials about the issues important to you!
Shareable OCD Facts
Share the graphics on your social media using the hashtag #OCDweek and tagging @iocdf to help dispel public misconceptions about OCD! Click to open the graphics below and then right-click and Save Image As to download.
Make sure to follow us on social media and tag @iocdf when sharing graphics and facts about OCD.
Shining a Light for OCD Awareness
Each year during OCD Awareness Week, buildings, bridges, and structures around the world light up teal for OCD Awareness Week. This lighting campaign helps to bring increased recognition to the realities of OCD and each shining monument serves as a beacon of hope to those impacted and their families and support systems. Click here to explore our step-by-step guide and see how you can help light up approved landmarks in your community.
See the full list of landmarks lit teal during 2024 OCD Awareness Week >>
Find an #OCDweek event near you
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Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Rhode Island State House Dome
The Rhode Island State House Dome
82 Smith St, Providence, RI, United States
OCD Texas Symposium & Mental Health Fair
Norris Conference Centers
618 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Capella Tower Tower Crown Lights
Capella Tower, 225 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA
225 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Hamilton Sign
Hamilton Sign
Ontario, Canada
OCD as Neurodivergence? A Clinical Shift
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Columbia Center
Columbia Center
701 5th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Gotham Hall New York
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center
James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center
St. Louis, MO, United States
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Portsmouth Memorial Bridge
Portsmouth Memorial Bridge
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Light It Up For OCD Awareness Week | Mid-Hudson Bridge
Mid-Hudson Bridge
Highland, NY, United States