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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 have included:<\/span><\/p>\n

October 2014: THE TRUTH ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND VIOLENCE, featuring: Michael Christopher, Psy.D.: Police Psychologist, Honolulu Police Department; Kathleen Rhoads Merriam, MSW: Case Management\/ Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Coordinator, Adult Mental Health Division; James Westphal, M.D.: Psychiatry Chief, Adult Mental Health Division<\/span><\/p>\n

July 2013: AUTISM: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER, featuring: William Bolman, M.D., \u201cGrandfather\u201d of autism in Hawaii (deceased); Kiele Pennington, Coordinator, Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) Hawaii; Kawika and Laurie Kahiapo, parents of a young adult with autism; Leolinda Parlin, State Coordinator for Family Voices of Hawaii.<\/span><\/p>\n

November 2012: MENTAL WELLNESS FOR CAREGIVERS AND SENIORS, featuring: Ritabelle Fernandes M.D., Staff Geriatrician, Kokua Kalihi Valley Clinic, Thomas Harding, Psy.D., Director of Neuropsychology, Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience; Gary Powell, Executive Director, The Caregiver Foundation; Sara Tompkison, LCSW, Caregiver Support Coordinator, VA-Pacific Islands Healthcare System.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Maui Branch offers Brown Bag seminars on a monthly basis. Topics of recent workshops have included Suicide Prevention, Treatment for Hoarding, Vaping: New Electronic Cigarettes, ADHD, and Stress Management<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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