Resources
Our resources are designed to connect individuals, families, and communities to culturally aligned support that meets their unique needs. From local organizations offering crisis intervention to community programs focused on mental health and healing, we help you find the right services quickly and easily. Whether you’re seeking guidance for yourself or someone you care about, our resource network is here to provide compassionate, community-centered care. Together, we can create a path toward healing and hope.
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Resource Links
Nationwide
- Hawai’i CARES (formerly Crisis Line of Hawaii)
- In addition to continuing to serve as Hawaii’s 24/7 crisis hotline, CARES is now the entry-point and coordinating center for behavior health services, including substance-use disorders, mental health, and crisis intervention
- Call or text 9-8-8
- If you call from a number outside the 808 area code, and wish to be connected to a local crisis counselor, call direct at (808) 832-3100 or toll-free at 800-753-6879
- www.hicares.hawaii.gov
- For wildfire recovery and resilience resources, there is a dedicated page
- Crisis Text line
- A free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained counselor.
- https://www.crisistextline.org/
- Text ALOHA to 741-741
- Military One Source
- 24/7 counseling & hotline, provided by the Department of Defense, at no cost to service members and their families
- http://www.militaryonesource.mil
- Stateside: 1-800-342-9647
- TTY/TDD: 866-607-6794
- Trevor Helpline
- The world’s largest suicide prevention organization for LGTBQ+ young people
- 1-866-4U-TREVOR (488-7386)
- Text “start” to 678-678
- Chat and resources at http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
- Parent Guidance
- Organization that enables parents to help their children struggling with mental illness or a crisis
- https://parentguidance.org/
Statewide
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Hawaii (NAMI Hawaii)
- Offers education, advocacy, and support for persons with mental illness and their families. One of NAMI Hawaii’s primary focus areas is the support of families and caregivers of those living with mental illness. They offer a “Family-to-Family (F4F) Education” course for caregivers, as well as Family Support Groups. A variety of peer support groups are also offered in various locations.
- https://namihawaii.org/
- (808) 591-1297
MILITARY AND VETERANS:
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Pacific Islands Healthcare System:
https://www.va.gov/pacific-islands-health-care/health-services/
Kaua'i
- Kaua’i Resilience Project
- The Kaua`i Resilience Project is a bold community initiative to build our young people’s ability to overcome adversity and successfully navigate life’s challenges so they can lead enriched, fulfilled and purposeful lives
- https://keikitocareer.org/call-to-action/kauai-resilience/about/
- Friendship Club Kauai
- To support Friendship House in providing a safe, accepting environment reflective of the Clubhouse model of psychiatric rehabilitation in which individuals with mental illness are offered empowering opportunities to reach their full and considerable potential and achieve their individual aspirations
- https://friendshipclubkauai.org/
- Hale ‘Ōpio Kaua‘i
- Hale ‘Ōpio Kaua‘i started out serving youth from across the state in our group home on Kaua‘i over forty years ago. Now we provide over twenty programs, annually reaching more than 500 young people that teach skills, strengthen relationships, and offer many other opportunities to nurture the positive development of our youth.
- Programs are at no cost to participating youth and their families.
- Hale ‘Ōpio Kaua‘i started out serving youth from across the state in our group home on Kaua‘i over forty years ago. Now we provide over twenty programs, annually reaching more than 500 young people that teach skills, strengthen relationships, and offer many other opportunities to nurture the positive development of our youth.
Maui
- Malama I Ke Ola
- A non-profit healthcare organization dedicated to helping the community of Maui. Primary care is people-focused and trauma-informed.
Lana'i and Moloka'i
- Na Pu’uwai
- Na Pu’uwai strives to empower communities through the delivery and teaching of integrative, comprehensive primary services and programs by embracing a multifaceted approach to health.
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