#mental health hawaii

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi has awarded grants totaling $60,000 to two local nonprofits dedicated to supporting the emotional, mental, and social well-being of vulnerable youth and their families in Hawaiʻi. The YMCA of Honolulu received $30,000, and Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi received $30,000. 

A surge of calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline one year after the Lahaina wildfires underscores urgent need for expanded Hawaiʻi-based mental health support services. However, limited local resources have caused many calls to be rerouted to out-of-state services, exposing critical gaps in local mental health infrastructure, according to the University of Hawaiʻi. These findings were published in JAMA Network Open on Nov. 20.

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., on Thursday signed 22 pieces of legislation into law related to Hawaiʻi’s health care industry, community support systems, and health care workforce development.

Child & Family Service hosted a lunchtime gathering of more than 30 local nonprofit leaders and partners in Waikīkī earlier this week to share its pilot program results of “Transition To Success,” which took place on Maui and Kauaʻi and showed statistical improvement in positive changes in the lives of its 986 participants. 

Green is the national color of mental health acceptance, representing hope, strength, support and encouragement for people who live with mental health concerns. To show their support, more than 200 iconic landmarks across the country will be lit in green this May.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $17.3 million in funding to the Hawai‘i State Department of Health for emergency behavioral health support in the aftermath of the Maui fires.

A recent survey conducted by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization highlights the significant differences in health outcomes across socio-economic and demographic groups in Hawaiʻi.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has put forth the Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at addressing mental health stigma in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

Striking psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and chemical dependency counselors say the ratio of mental health care workers to patients is not enough, “resulting in dangerously long wait times that far exceed clinical standards.”

Ginger offers confidential, emotional support through on-demand coaching via text-based chats and skills-building content. Starting today, eligible Kaiser Permanente members can use their smartphone to connect with a highly trained emotional support coach 24/7 – at no cost and with no referral or appointment needed. The private, one-on-one texting sessions provide support for coping with common challenges such as managing stress or getting better sleep. 

Over the course of September, Mental Health America of Hawai`i, E Ola Hou Prevent Suicide Maui County Task Force, MEO and other Maui organizations are hosting a line-up of events and activities surrounding mental health.

legislators, law enforcement consider 18 bills related to gun violence prevention and improving mental health care.

Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi recently hosted its 14th annual Mental Health Mahalo Awards luncheon to honor outstanding local mental health leaders across the state. Among this yearʻs honorees were Maui couple Bob and Harriet Collopy, who are a part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “In Hawaiʻi, 64% of adults and 23% of […]

The Hawai‘i Department of Health and Wahiawa General Hospital are partnering to provide short-term mental health “stabilization” beds in a hospital setting.

The grant is designed to bring together stakeholders, enhance and expand treatment services and apply financial mechanisms that improve the efficiency of substance use disorder treatment efforts.

The state Department of Health will visit Maui as part of a statewide series of meetings to gather input on services offered to adults with sever and persistent mental illness.