 Contact Information
Gary Michell, M.S.
75-166 Kalani Street., #103
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Phone: (808) 331-1468
E-mail: konamhk@hawaii.rr.com |
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Agency Mission Statement:
All citizens should have the opportunity to live, participate in, and contribute to their communities. Through specially designed services and settings, MHK helps those in Hawaii who are in mental distress, emotional crisis or recovering from serious mental illness achieve their optimum level of recovery and ability to function in the community.
Funded Program:
Residential Rehabilitation Services: The intent of our program is to provide decent, safe and affordable residential housing to adults with severe and persistent mental illness and community-based services to enhance independence and promote recovery depending on individual and changing needs. Recovery and restoration are the objectives. The residential services directly address the ultimate goals of MHK of providing persons with psychiatric disabilities opportunities to recover, establish roles in the community, develop personal support networks and enjoy an improved quality of life.
Client Outcome Story: When "Beatrice" first came to Mental Health Kokua-Kona she was homeless and struggles greatly with symptoms of mental illness. She was successfully discharged in 2010, got her own home and was hired as a direct-support worker with a local agency. She said after seeing what the MHK staff had done to help others she was inspired to do the same.
