Brain Awareness Week is a growing international effort organized by the Dana Foundation to advance public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research.

Over 1700 organizations across 57 countries are hosting public lectures, educational exhibits, school programs and workshops throughout the week. For educational ideas for your classroom or events occurring in your area visit dana.org.

For those of you in San Francisco on Monday, I highly recommend coming to watch the award-winning documentary Out of the Shadow which illuminates the national plight of schizophrenia through one family's struggle. It will be shown at the annual training conference of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare on Monday, March 14 at 4:30 p.m. Hope to see you there.