New treatments by UC Davis medical researchers are providing hope for people suffering from schizophrenia, and one local man has already seen the benefits.

The taboo topic of the disorder was recently brought into the spotlight by the move "The Soloist," which has actor Jamie Foxx playing a muttering homeless person who wears a tin foil hat meant to block radio waves invading his brain.

This is the stereotype of a schizophrenic, but 25-year-old Jarad Kidwell was cheering. His life mission is to get the word out about how early treatment can save your life.

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