Grow a Rainbow offers resources and strategies for supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning Youth (LGBTQ) youth and families. For the last several years, Mental Health America of Hawaii has helped community groups and schools create “safe spaces” for LGBTQ youth – programs that are welcoming and empowering to these youth. Mental Health America [...]
A compilation of agencies and programs that offer a comprehensive range of services. Updated in July 2024. View PDF
Descriptions of the different types of mental illness, treatments, medications, providers, and programs. View PDF
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We are all touched by mental illness – a friend, a loved one, a colleague, a neighbor, or ourselves. One in five people face mental health disorders each year, but less than half receive treatment. We must start the conversation that encourages support and respect for those struggling with mental illness. Mental Health America [...]
Live Your Life Well is a presentation about stress and the workplace that includes a clinically tested program of 10 actions that can help all of us improve our mental health, no matter where we are on the mental health spectrum. The consequences of stress impact the way we perform at work and function [...]
Mental Health America of Hawaii offers periodic seminars on important mental health issues. Members of the public, providers, people with mental health problems, and family members are invited to attend. A donation of $10-$25 is requested and they are usually held at Central Union Church on Beretania Street in Honolulu. Past Brown Bag Seminars [...]
One of Mental Health America of Hawaii’s most important activities is to vigorously advocate on mental health issues at the Legislature and with state agencies, to act as a voice for those with serious mental illness. We have been doing this since 1942. Recently Mental Health America of Hawaii has advocated for: Hawaii’s Crisis [...]
The Maui Branch offers the following services for adults: • Educational classes and support groups for families who have a loved one with mental illness (co-sponsored with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hawaii). • Support group for men incarcerated in Maui County Community Correctional facility • Mental Health First Aid trainings (how to [...]
The Pono Youth Program aims to reduce risk and cultivate resiliency in the young people of Hawai`i, placing special emphasis on reaching those 10 – 24 years of age from high-risk communities, cultures, identities, and housing statuses. The overarching program includes a 6-point approach commonly referred to as ‘pillars.’ 1. Youth Suicide and Bullying [...]
