Grading the States 2006: Hawaii

Overall Grade: C Category Grades: Infrastructure: C- Information Access: D Services: C+ Recovery Supports: A

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $125.38 10 Per Capita Income $29,350 20 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $152 35 Suicide Rank 41

Recent Innovations Transparent action plan to build a community system Re-invention of the Hawaii State Hospital Dr. Thomas Hester's leadership to turn around a failing system

Urgent Needs Additional funds to build and stabilize the community system Solution to overcrowding a the Hawaii State Hospital

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Grading the States 2006: Hawaii - Narrative
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Survey Gives Isles a 'C' for Mental Health Care
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from the Honolulu Star Bulletin - HI.
3/07/2006