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1 in 4 Adults Diagnosed
Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly, longest night. It is a fiend that separates parent from child, husband from wife, brother from sister.  Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot understand.
Leading Cause of Disability
Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly, longest night. It is a fiend that separates parent from child, husband from wife, brother from sister.  Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot understand.
Most Underfunded Disorder in US
Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly, longest night. It is a fiend that separates parent from child, husband from wife, brother from sister.  Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot understand.
Research for Cures
Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly, longest night. It is a fiend that separates parent from child, husband from wife, brother from sister.  Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot understand.
Erase the Stigma
Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly, longest night. It is a fiend that separates parent from child, husband from wife, brother from sister.  Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot understand.
There is Sunshine from Darkness
Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly, longest night. It is a fiend that separates parent from child, husband from wife, brother from sister.  Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot understand.

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Journey to Wellness 2010 Community Symposium

Free and Open to the Public - Saturday, January 9, 2010 will feature Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Insel and the NIMH just announced on July 1 news that a trio of genome-wide studies – collectively the largest to date – has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of  the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods. Dr. Insel will be joined by Gary Foster and Hollywood film producer of “The Soloist”, Gary Foster for the half-day symposium. Moderated by Andrew J. Cutler, M.D, Principal Investigator, Florida Clinical Research Center. read more >>
 


Gala 2010

On Sunday, January 10, 2010 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota will honor Gary Foster, producer of the film “The Soloist” starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr., and feature performances by the internationally-acclaimed WordTheater of LA, NYC and the UK known for its creative expression of the reality of mental illness and the triumphs of those who live with it. read more >>


How you can help

We invite you to participate in a meaningful way by becoming a sponsor for the 2010 Sunshine from Darkness Symposium and Gala. Several sponsorship levels are available and we would be happy to welcome you at the level that is best for you.
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Educational Programs



The more we learn about mental illnesses, the more steps we take on the journey to wellness together.  We invite to you participate in our free educational programs, reach out to others and tell your own story, or help us to raise funds to find the cures to mental illness that will bring peace of mind to countless people.

Mission Statement

Sunshine from Darkness is a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of mental illness and brain disorders and to raise funds for research to find the most effective treatments, and one day soon, a cure.