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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 2011 Community Symposium

Free and Open to the Public! On Saturday, January 8, 2011 we will honor 1976 Olympic Champion figure skater Dorothy Hamill as the 2011 Luminary Award Recipient. Hamill will be joined by Susan Voglmaier, M.D., Ph.D presenting "Lighting Up Brain Pathways: New Ways of Understanding Mental Illness," and Elaine Walker, Ph.D. presenting "Adolescent Development and Mental Health: Hormones, Genes and the Brain." Moderated by Andrew J. Cutler, M.D, CEO & Medical Director of Florida Clinical Research Center, LLC. read more >>


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On Saturday, January 8, 2011 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota we will honor Dorothy Hamill, our 2011 Luminary Award Recipient. The event will feature cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, a presentation and dancing to Scott Blum and Friends. read more >>


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We invite you to participate in a meaningful way by becoming a sponsor for the 2011 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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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.