HAWAII FAMILIES AS ALLIES

Office of Youth Services Juvenile Justice Wraparound: HFAA provides parent partner support services to families who have youth that are involved with or at risk for involvement with the juvenile justice system. this includes youth that are at the juvenile detention center and the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility. Parent Partners work with families to understand the juvenile justice system develop a plan of care while adjudicated and a corresponding transitional plan back into the community identifying natural supports and resources are among the activities that HFAA Parent Partners provide. HFAA is also part of a three-member wraparound team that helps to build a support system for youth and their families while they are adjudicated or institutionalized HFAA has served more than 418 families in a two-year period

SAMSHA Statewide Family Networks: HFAA is the recipient of a grant from the Subsistence Abuse Mental Health Services Administration SAMSHA as part of a larger core of family fund organizations across the nation who are making a difference in their communities. We are responsible to further dedicate our community including various stakeholders and other organizations about keeping children's mental heath and related services and supports top of mind. We inform and educate families about available resources to learn more about their child's diagnosis participate on stateside and local communities to change our perspective about children's mental health and importance of access to care. To date HFAA has serviced about 576 families and served on 7 different committee workgroups in a year. The service is state-wide.