Success Stories
MHK served over 1,300 people statewide in 2006
53% were males
55% were other than Caucasian
47% were between the ages of 28-47
50% were diagnosed with schizophrenic disorders
“There isn’t any medication out there that will give the consumer the skill to know how to write-up a job resume, to balance a checkbook, or to find the nearest bus-stop ... that’s where MHK comes in.”
“If anything is wrong, they talk with me, and consul me, so it’s like a big brother, big sister kind of thing. That’s what it feels like to me.”
“I don’t know what I would have done without this program. I had no place to go, no safe place to go. I built a lot of confidence in myself and courage that I don’t have to find in a bottle, or a drug.”
"MHK has been my saving grace. I found people who believed in me when I couldn’t believe in myself ... people who saw things in me that I didn’t see in myself, and they pushed those issues until I saw them myself.”
“Last August I lost my brother and I went into a severe depression. The case manager made me aware of all the doors open at MHK. Every door they have opened I have walked into, fearfully but I have come out gratefully and secure. My confidence has been built-up, my self esteem has been risen again, my depression obviously is over.”
“Since Mental Health Kokua came and helped me and gave me food, clothing, shelter, and the things I needed, I do have income.”
“Kokua was the key, the miracle was they gave me a place to slow-down, a little room ... they gave me time to heal, support. I can’t begin to tell you, with my case managers I just woke-up”
