DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
Each year we take part in Darkness Into Light - a 5k sunrise walk to raise awareness and funds for Pieta & FOCUS.
Every year we take part in Darkness Into Light - a 5k walk beginning at around 4am and ending as the sunrises. The walk is to raise awareness and funds for Pieta.
Focus member Mollie said:
'2019's Darkness Into Light was an incredible experience, hearing peoples stories of their loves ones and their own personal battles was incredibly touching. Sadly, our 2020 walk was cancelled due to local lockdown restrictions, but our 2021 walk took place with social distancing measures in place. Although we couldn't walk together, we all walked into the same sunrise.'
12.6% of children and young people in Northern Ireland experience common mood disorders such as anxiety and depression – around 25% higher than in other UK nations, In the first half of 2020, 102 suicide deaths were recorded in Northern Ireland*
In 2021 we were joined by Noreen McClelland, Deputy Mayor of Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council who walked with us across Antrim through the morning.
*statistics from Pieta.
PROJECT GALLERY
