Mental Health

Hawai‘i advocates say there is already a lack of gender-affirming resources locally, and cuts to that federally funded service could lead to severe consequences.

Nearly 2,000 adults and children are participating in the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study aimed to understand how the community is healing and where challenges remain.

Maui's The Spirit Horse Ranch started a therapy program after the pandemic. It also helped Maui fire survivors navigate shock and loss. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports the program has now expanded to Molokaʻi.

Track and field athlete Marion Jones is in Hawaiʻi for the Honolulu Triathlon. HPR talked to her about her return to the spotlight — and the lessons in resilience she wants to teach others.

HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on a study conducted by Vibrant Hawaiʻi that uses a culture-based approach to rebuilding the well-being of first responders.

A guardian ad litem is a court-appointed attorney who is there to protect the interests of a person who cannot take care of themselves. But there are only two doing this work for the island of Oʻahu.

Indigenous artists' works on display at the Hawai‘i Triennial touch upon topics of suicide and intergenerational trauma. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on how these artworks provide a space for healing.

A new report from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization shows that 40% of working-age adults report symptoms of depression. The biggest driver? Food insecurity. The Conversation spoke to UH professor Ruben Juarez about the report.

A new report published in the Journal and the American Medical Association looked at 988 Lifeline calls data from July 2022 to this past August.

Child & Family Service's expanded offerings will be available for active military, veterans and their families. Therapy for individuals, families and couples will be offered, among other services.