Here are some of the government-run or funded agencies that provide help in preventing suicide: • Kaua‘i Police Department: 24/7, call 911 • Wilcox Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Lihu‘e: 24/7, call 245-1100 • State Department of Health Access Line:
Here are some of the government-run or funded agencies that provide help in preventing suicide:
• Kaua‘i Police Department: 24/7, call 911
• Wilcox Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Lihu‘e: 24/7, call 245-1100
• State Department of Health Access Line: 24/7, call 1-800-753-6879
• Kaua‘i Community Mental Health Center in Lihu‘e: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., call 274-3190.
• Kaua‘i Family Guidance Center/Mokihana Project, main office in Lihu‘e, 16 branches at public schools from Kekaha to Hanalei: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., call 274-3883.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24/7 confidential hotline available to anyone in crisis or distress, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
• The Department of Health will be offering two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshops statewide. The next one on Kaua‘i will be June 3 at QLCC. Professionals who might benefit from ASIST may contact Judy Strait-Jones at judy.strait-jones@doh.hawaii.gov or (808) 733-9204.
