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− | + | : conflicts, and present competing incentives to maintain cooperative, Hawaiian collective lifeways or to adopt more contemporary, competitive and individualistic lifeways associated with modern American lifeways. A significant part of the problem is perhaps that there are no real alternatives that one can freely turn to aside from the dominant Western lifestyle. A great deal of evidence has been accumulated in particular on how a native Hawaiian child who wants to retain the Hawaiian lifestyle is heavily penalized in the state educational system. | |
− | incentives to maintain | + | |
− | cooperative, Hawaiian | + | : Such conficts and stresses foster mental and emotional disorders among native Hawaiian families in particular. In addition, lower levels of formal education attainment and higher levels of unemployment and underemployment contribute to stresses and disorders . . . <u>149</u>/ |
− | lifeways or to adopt more | + | |
− | contemporary, competitive and | + | ====Hawaii State Department of Health Programs==== |
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− | associated with modern American | ||
− | lifeways. A | ||
− | the problem is perhaps that there | ||
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− | can freely turn to aside from the | ||
− | dominant Western | ||
− | great deal of evidence has been | ||
− | accumulated in | ||
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− | heavily penalized in the | ||
− | educational system. | ||
− | Such conficts and | ||
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− | disorders among native Hawaiian | ||
− | families in | ||
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− | education attainment and | ||
− | higher levels of unemployment and | ||
− | underemployment contribute to | ||
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− | Hawaii State Department of Health | ||
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According to the Hawaii State | According to the Hawaii State | ||
Department of Health, the community's | Department of Health, the community's | ||
needs for mental health services | needs for mental health services | ||
− | exceed | + | exceed the available public and private resources, although the State is attempting to decrease the gap and |
− | + | make its services available to more | |
− | is attempting to decrease the gap and | ||
− | make | ||
people. The Mental Health Division of | people. The Mental Health Division of | ||
the Health Department now operates | the Health Department now operates | ||
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centers—five on Oahu, and one in each | centers—five on Oahu, and one in each | ||
of the other counties (Hawaii, Maui, | of the other counties (Hawaii, Maui, | ||
− | and Kauai). 150/ Many of these | + | and Kauai). <u>150</u>/ Many of these |
− | + | centers also operate satellite | |
− | + | facilities to reach more people. The first ethnic-oriented mental health | |
− | + | clinic, which is for Chinese-speaking | |
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persons, was opened in June 1980. A | persons, was opened in June 1980. A | ||
new program has also been funded to | new program has also been funded to | ||
set up a network of community | set up a network of community | ||
− | + | residential facilities. | |
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The centers on the neighboring | The centers on the neighboring | ||
islands report some problems, mainly | islands report some problems, mainly | ||
with manpower. The island of Hawaii | with manpower. The island of Hawaii | ||
− | has only one community | + | has only one community residential |
− | + | facility for mentally-ill adults--with | |
only four beds. The county hopes to | only four beds. The county hopes to | ||
− | expand the | + | expand the facility to twelve beds. |
Maui County reports that outpatient | Maui County reports that outpatient | ||
services are adequate in the Central | services are adequate in the Central | ||
− | Maui area, but are limited in | + | Maui area, but are limited in West |
− | Maui, the | + | Maui, the South Shore and "up-country" |
areas, and on Molokai and Lanai. | areas, and on Molokai and Lanai. | ||
− | In addition to | + | |
− | health centers, the Mental | + | In addition to its community mental |
− | Division also operates four | + | health centers, the Mental health Division also operates four |
specialized programs: | specialized programs: | ||
− | + | ||
− | provides mental health | + | * Courts and Corrections, which provides mental health consultation to the State's court and correctional programs; |
− | consultation to the | + | * Children's Mental Health Services; |
− | court and correctional programs; | + | * Hawaii State Hospital; and |
− | + | * Alcohol and Drug Abuse. | |
− | Services; | + | |
− | + | The first three of these programs | |
− | + | report problems of manpower availability that may restrict services. | |
− | The | + | |
− | report problems of manpower | ||
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The Alcohol and Drug Abuse program | The Alcohol and Drug Abuse program | ||
does not provide direct services | does not provide direct services | ||
− | + | itself. Through contracts with private agencies, the program allocates | |
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State and Federal funds to | State and Federal funds to | ||
twenty-one drug abuse and alcohol | twenty-one drug abuse and alcohol | ||
programs statewide. The State program | programs statewide. The State program | ||
does provide technical assistance, | does provide technical assistance, | ||
− | research, and | + | research, and training to these local |
programs. | programs. | ||
− | The Alcohol | + | |
+ | The Alcohol and Drug Abuse branch | ||
completed a statewide population survey | completed a statewide population survey | ||
of the incidence and prevalence of | of the incidence and prevalence of | ||
substance abase in Hawaii. Preliminary | substance abase in Hawaii. Preliminary | ||
data from the survey indicate | data from the survey indicate | ||
− | + | that: | |
− | + | ||
− | higher percentage of people | + | * Hawaii has a significantly higher percentage of people |
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 30 March 2006
- conflicts, and present competing incentives to maintain cooperative, Hawaiian collective lifeways or to adopt more contemporary, competitive and individualistic lifeways associated with modern American lifeways. A significant part of the problem is perhaps that there are no real alternatives that one can freely turn to aside from the dominant Western lifestyle. A great deal of evidence has been accumulated in particular on how a native Hawaiian child who wants to retain the Hawaiian lifestyle is heavily penalized in the state educational system.
- Such conficts and stresses foster mental and emotional disorders among native Hawaiian families in particular. In addition, lower levels of formal education attainment and higher levels of unemployment and underemployment contribute to stresses and disorders . . . 149/
Hawaii State Department of Health Programs
According to the Hawaii State Department of Health, the community's needs for mental health services exceed the available public and private resources, although the State is attempting to decrease the gap and make its services available to more people. The Mental Health Division of the Health Department now operates eight community mental health centers—five on Oahu, and one in each of the other counties (Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai). 150/ Many of these centers also operate satellite facilities to reach more people. The first ethnic-oriented mental health clinic, which is for Chinese-speaking persons, was opened in June 1980. A new program has also been funded to set up a network of community residential facilities.
The centers on the neighboring islands report some problems, mainly with manpower. The island of Hawaii has only one community residential facility for mentally-ill adults--with only four beds. The county hopes to expand the facility to twelve beds. Maui County reports that outpatient services are adequate in the Central Maui area, but are limited in West Maui, the South Shore and "up-country" areas, and on Molokai and Lanai.
In addition to its community mental health centers, the Mental health Division also operates four specialized programs:
- Courts and Corrections, which provides mental health consultation to the State's court and correctional programs;
- Children's Mental Health Services;
- Hawaii State Hospital; and
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
The first three of these programs report problems of manpower availability that may restrict services.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse program does not provide direct services itself. Through contracts with private agencies, the program allocates State and Federal funds to twenty-one drug abuse and alcohol programs statewide. The State program does provide technical assistance, research, and training to these local programs.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse branch completed a statewide population survey of the incidence and prevalence of substance abase in Hawaii. Preliminary data from the survey indicate that:
- Hawaii has a significantly higher percentage of people
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