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Transitional Family Home/Respite Home - West Hawaii Island | Child and Family Service - West Hawaii

Transitional Family Home/Respite Home - West Hawaii Island

81-6587 Mamalahoa Highway, 81-6587 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua, HI 96750

Eligibility
Children/youth in need of out-of-home placement. Meets service eligibility for CAMHD (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division) ages 12 years old to 22 years of old (males and females). Referred by the Department of Health. Not an imminent threat to others. Referral by Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Health Division.
Hours
Monday-Sunday 24 hours
Application process
Referral Required
Fees
No fees
Service area
All Islands,Oahu,Hawaii (Big Island),Maui,Kauai,Molokai,Lanai,Niihau
(Transitional Family Homes) Provides a temporary out-of-home placement living environment for youths, ages 12 years old to 22 years old, that require additional resources to accommodate their emotional, behavioral, and mental health issues. Together, the staff and foster families provide youths with a system of support, counseling and skill building services. This service offers youth the opportunity to live with a trained transitional family who provides them with support and guidance. Services are offered to each youth based on their individual needs. Youths are provided with individual counseling and family counseling with the ultimate goal of reunification with their family.
Providing organization
Child and Family Service West Hawaii