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COVID-19 Pandemic-specific resources:
- CAMHD– Child and Adolescent Mental Health COVID-19 Update Page
- Hawai’i DOH – COVID-19 Information Portal
- Hawai’i Executive Office on Early Learning – Resources for Families
- Hawai’i Statewide Family Engagement Center – COVID-19 Resources
- Honolulu County’s COVID-19 Information Portal
- HPA– COVID-19 Resources
- Military OneSource – Coronavirus Update Page
- Parents and Children Together– COVID-19 Community Resources
- PATCH Hawai’i – COVID-19 Family Resources
- SAMHSA– COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
- United Self-Help – COVID-19 Online Support Group
- USF Parentline – COVID-19 Resources and Support
Suicide Prevention Resources:
- Give an Hour Suicide Prevention – https://giveanhour.org/suicideprevention/
- Lifeline https://988lifeline.org/
- Resources for Suicide Prevention | SAMHSA https://www.samhsa.gov/childrens-awareness-day/resources-suicide-prevention
- Suicide Prevention Resources | Suicide | CDC https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html
- Suicide prevention resources | AFSP https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources
- Crisis Intervention | HopeLine https://www.hopeline-nc.org/
- QPR Certification – Suicide Counseling Services – Mental Health First Aid | Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention https://www.pikespeaksuicideprevention.org/services/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwguGYBhDRARIsAHgRm49Kcp01sj8mtIv90jIm10hR4kjyKoMXmxdqWxgrAdY9modYS4nq8GgaAuFoEALw_wcB
- NIMH » Digital Shareables on Suicide Prevention (nih.gov) https://www.nimh.nih.gov/get-involved/digital-shareables/shareable-resources-on-suicide-prevention
Addiction Resources
Organizations
- American Society of Addiction Medicine: https://www.asam.org/
• The Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC): https://www.naadac.org/
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: https://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/
• Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA): https://ireta.org/
• National Addiction Technology Transfer center (NATTC): http://attcnetwork.org/home/
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, INC. (NCADD)
https://www.ncadd.org/
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA):
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ - Rethinking Drinking: https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): https://www.drugabuse.gov/
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
https://www.samhsa.gov/
Mutual Aid Groups
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Alcoholics Anonymous – O’ahu
- 24-hours: 808-946-1438
- AMHD Crisis Line Hawai’i Cares
- 24-hours: 808-832-3100 O’ahu
- Neighbor Islands: 1-800-753-6879
- Co-Dependents Anonymous
- Dual Diagnosis Anonymous – Online Meetings – 24-hours: 808-946-1438
- Hawai’i Gamblers Anonymous
- Hawai’i Gambling Hotline (808) 284-8329
- Celebrate Recovery: https://www.celebraterecovery.com/
- LifeRing: https://lifering.org/
- Moderation Management (MM): http://moderation.org/
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA): https://www.na.org/
- Narcotics Anonymous – Meeting Schedule
- Overeaters Anonymous O’ahu – Online Meetings
- Secular Organizations for Sobriety/Save Our Selves (SOS): http://www.sossobriety.org/
- Sex Addicts Anonymous
- SMART Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.org/
- Sober Faction
- Women for Sobriety (WFS) https://womenforsobriety.org/
- StrongHearts Native Helpline 1-844-7NATIVE
- Substance Abuse Treatment Directory
Other Important Resources:
- 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Tips
- 911 Overwatch – First Responder Trauma Counselors provide specialized counseling for emergency services personnel and their family members, related to their work and home life and the variety of stressors in which affect them.
- Aha! Parenting Tips
- Anger and Irritability Management Skills – free online course (and app) that offers a wide range of practical skills and tools to manage anger and actions (Military & Vets)
- Battered Women’s Justice Project Legal Helpline 1-800-903-0111×1
- Befrienders Worldwide – emotional support & suicide prevention
- Bilingual Access Line -Helping Hands Hawai’i
- 526-9724
- CAMHD Safe Spaces Committee – maintaining & promoting an LGBT-affirming system of care
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD
- Child Welfare Info Gateway 1-800-394-3366
- Child Welfare Services
- 24-hours: 832-5300
- Co-parenting with a Narcissist Monthly Support Group
- Compassionate Friends – The Compassionate Friends-Honolulu Chapter is a part of a national nonprofit, self-help support organization which offers friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the loss of a child or sibling of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation. There are no membership fees or dues, and all bereaved family members are welcome.
- Copline– a not-for-profit 501(c)3 dedicated to serving active and retired law enforcement officers and their loved ones by providing CONFIDENTIAL 24/7 trained retired officers for callers that are dealing with various stressors law enforcement careers encounter both on and off the job
- 1-800-COPLINE
- Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
- Disaster Distress Helpline – crisis counseling for emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters
- 24-hours: 1-800-985-5990
- Domestic Violence Hotlines (24-hour)
- O‘ahu: 808-841-0822
- West Hawai‘i: 808-322-7233
- East Hawai‘i: 808-959-8864
- Dr. Elena Sharipova (Aiea and Wahiawa Adult Psychiatry)
- 772-6453
- FTC Identity Theft Info
- Honolulu County Elderly Affairs Division
- Fire/EMS Helpline-1-888-731-FIRE (3473)
- Give an Hour – Find local free counseling for military, veterans, and their families, as well as disaster and tragedy support
- The Gottman Relationship Blog
- Hawai’i Humane Society Virtual Pet Loss Support Group
- Hawai’i Red Cross – Disaster Preparedness
- Hawai’i Immigrant Justice Center
- 536-4302
- Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation – List of resources for the LGBTQ+ community
- Hawai’i Tobacco Quitline
- 1-800-784-8669
- Hawai’i Utelehealth: Free psychiatric and psychological services for Hawai’i residents through 2026 (please be patient as there is often a waitlist)
- Help Your Keiki – Child development info and resources for Hawai’i
- Hushmail – encrypted email service for Distance Counseling
- I’m Alive – online crisis network
- Kids Hurt Too – children’s grief group
- 545-5683
- love is respect (dating abuse) 1-866-331-9474
- Lifeline Chat: Web-based chat for mental health crises
- Mental Health of America – Hawai’i
- Mental Health Facilitator Program – basic mental health skills training and education for paraprofessionals, laypeople, and professionals outside of the mental health field
- Military OneSource – resources for military services and assistance
- 1-800-342-9647
- Moving Forward – free online course that teaches skills to help you overcome stressful problems and meet your goals (Military & Vets)
- National Adult Protective Services Association 1-202-370-6292
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-THE-LOST
- National Children’s Alliance 1-202-548-0090
- National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life 1-608-255-0539
- National Crime Prevention Council 1-443-292-4565
- National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
- National Elder Fraud Hotline 1-833-FRAUD-11
- National Helpline for Men Who Were Sexually Abused or Assaulted – online chat
- National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline
- 1-888-373-7888
- Text ‘HELP’ to ‘BEFREE’ (233733)
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 1-800-537-2238
- National Runaway Safeline 1-800-RUNAWAY
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center 1-877-739-3895
- National Street Harassment Hotline
- 1-855-897-5910
- Online Hotline
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Online or Phone
- 24-hours: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Starting July 2022, dial 988 anywhere in the US
- 24-hours For the Hearing Impaired: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
- Office for Victim’s of Crime Resource Center 1-800-851-3420
- Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery
- 808-343-5056
- Pacific Gateway Center
- 808-851-7010
- Parenting Classes:
- Parenting Course – free online course provides parents with tools that strengthen parenting skills and helps them reconnect with their children (Military & Vets)
- The Parent Line Resource Directory
- Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. 1-888-818-POMC
- Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN) Hotline
- 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
- Online Chat
- Resource Center on Domestic Violence – Child Protection and Custody 1-800-527-3223
- ResponderStrong – ResponderStrong’s mission is to improve mental health support for emergency responders and our families through joint focus on intervention and prevention.
- Dr. Rodney Yamaki (Aiea Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Safe Helpline 1-877-995-5247
- SAMHSA’s Helpline 1-800-662-HELP
- Sex Abuse Treatment Center
- 524-7273 (24-hour hotline)
- Sex Worker Outreach Project – HI Chapter – Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national grassroots social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education, community building, and advocacy.
- StrongHearts Native Helpline 1-844-7NATIVE
- Susannah Wesley Community Center
- 847-1535
- TeenLink – is a youth empowerment, outreach, and education program that provides information and referral services for teens in Hawaii.
- The Trevor Project – Online mental health support for LGBTQIA+ youth
- United Self-Help Support Groups
- United Self-Help Warm Line
- 4:30pm to 9pm Daily: Call (808) 947-5558 on Oahu
or toll-free from the Neighbor Islands:
1-866-866-HELP (1-866-866-4357)
- 4:30pm to 9pm Daily: Call (808) 947-5558 on Oahu
- Vsee – video platform for Distance Counseling
- VictimConnect Resource Center 1-855-4-VICTIM
- Wee Wellness Center (Pediatric and Family Medicine Clinic in Waipio)
- 677-9988
- US Dept of Justice Elder Abuse Initiative