Mental Health Kokua

Dual Diagnosis

In Hawaii, dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs recognize the importance of treating substance use disorders and mental health conditions simultaneously. They offer various levels of care, depending on your needs. Treatment settings include detox, outpatient, residential rehab, and partial hospitalization options. Using a combination of evidence-based and holistic therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavioral therapy, adventure therapy, and acupuncture, clinicians address substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.

Mental Health

During inpatient drug rehab treatment, mental health services play a central role in your plan of care. During your stay at the center, you are constantly monitored and supported by clinical staff and mental health professionals. Standard mental health therapies and treatments include group and individual counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and many others. Extra amenities, like recreational therapies, vary by facility.

• Medicaid
• Private insurance
• Self-pay options
• Financial aid
• Financing available
• Medicare
• Military insurance

• Adult program
• Elderly program
• Military program
• Young adult program

Outpatient

Clients receiving treatment in an outpatient rehab typically require less intensive support and supervision than do persons in inpatient care. Many have already completed inpatient programs and are weeks or months along in their recovery journey. Outpatient treatment generally involves the continuation of treatments begun in inpatient care, including addiction counseling and life skills development. Some outpatient programs also offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) for clients in opioid and/or alcohol recovery.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.