‘OHANA CENTER of EXCELLENCE

The ‘Ohana Center of Excellence is your source for empowerment, education, and support for individuals seeking behavioral healthcare, including mental health and substance use resources. We center (w)holistic and cultural approaches to serving the needs of the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

We also provide training and technical assistance for those working in substance use, behavioral, and mental health through resources for culturally responsive care.

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What We Offer

We are your source for empowerment, education, and support for individuals, communities, behavioral health professionals, and organizations seeking culturally responsive behavioral health care, including mental health and substance use resources.

Learning Opportunities

We offer real-time and on-demand learning opportunities. These include multilingual materials and archived webinars with vocal interpretation in several languages in addition to English.

Technical Assistance

We offer tailored education, training, and technical assistance in the fields of substance use, behavioral, and mental health serving AANHPI communities through one-on-one assistance with one of our team members.

Resource Directory

We have compiled a directory of cultural and community-based organizations, and behavioral health resources that serve AANHPI communities.

Office Hours

Get one-on-one consultation from a member of the ‘Ohana CoE team.

Community Resilience Guides

In times of disaster or distress, behavioral health needs are often unmet, especially in underserved populations. We have compiled resource and resilience guides that can help communities respond and recover with behavioral health resources on hand.

Community Corner

We have compiled the latest news, events, and policy in the world of behavioral health and indigenous knowledge that serve the AANHPI communities.

Learning Opportunities

Take a deep dive into behavioral health and substance use prevention knowledge. Learn from cultural practitioners, behavioral health specialists and community leaders across the United States, U.S. Associated Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Please note: all times shown are in Hawaiʻi Standard Time zone.

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Read the latest from the ‘Ohana Blog

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Want to Get Involved?

If you are an organization, a behavioral health provider, or an individual with learned experiences in the behavioral health community, we want to hear from you!

Meet with the ‘Ohana Center of Excellence team

We offer 12 hours per week of open office hours. Reserve your time below.

WAYS to GET HELP NOW

988 Lifeline

The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Simply call or text 988.

211 United Way

211 is a 24/7 free and confidential source for local resources and services. Call 211 to be connected with local resources for help meeting basic needs like housing, food, transportation, health care, and more.
Simply call 211.

FIND RESOURCES near YOU

The resource map below is a directory of cultural centers, community centers, nonprofit organizations, legal assistance, food and housing assistance, academic resources, and health care resources.

Would you like your organization to be included in this resource map?

Submit a listing by clicking the + button in the bottom right of the map.

We will review your request shortly!

Who is the ‘Ohana?

We are a gathering of people who have a passion for helping lift up the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

‘Ohana is most often translated as “family, relative, kin group, or to be related to”. But it can also mean “to gather for family prayers, lineage, race, tribe, or those who dwell together and compose a family.”

Our team brings a history of experience and compassion for helping underserved and diverse communities.