Pulama Lanai held a space for a social worker that patients say is critical to their care.
Hawaii’s Mental Health Crisis
An ongoing series exploring the challenges facing the state’s stressed-out mental health system and innovative efforts to confront those problems.
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New Kauai Drug Camp Treats At-Risk Teens Like Family — Not Patients
A scrappy grassroots group is finding success through a program that features strength conditioning, outdoor adventure and the healing power of forgiveness.
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Half Of Hawaii’s Younger Farmers Battle Depression. Here’s What Researchers Are Doing
Mental health professionals are drumming up new, more diverse ways to help struggling farmers.
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Why This Hawaiian Island Has To Outsource Psychiatric Care
For the first time since 1990, the state agency that provides care to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness has no staff on Lanai. The problem is a microcosm of a statewide mental health care crisis.
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New Data Shows No Sign Of Pandemic-Related Suicide Spike In Hawaii
Meanwhile, the state is preparing for the launch of a new hotline akin to 911 for mental health support.
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Anxiety And Depression: Youth Mental Health Got Worse During The Pandemic
In Hawaii, mental health providers say they’re only beginning to see the repercussions of forced social isolation and distance learning on young people.
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National Report Spotlights Hawaii’s Need For Suicide Prevention
Hawaii had more survey participants say they had been thinking about suicide during the pandemic than any other state.
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Suicides In Hawaii Have Declined During The Pandemic
Calls to crisis hotlines and hospital admissions for psychiatric problems increased in 2020, but preliminary data shows no evidence of a spike in suicides.
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Suicides In Hawaii Appear To Be Decreasing — Despite Pandemic
Experts say the preliminary data is an encouraging indicator that people are paying closer attention to their mental health and getting help.