HT Hayashi Foundation

Saw this from the folks at Hopelab.

Resharing here. An important opportunity to obtain support for children and youth mental health and resilience.

Challenge.Gov Challenge.Gov is the official GSA government website supporting prize challenges and prize competitions that are sponsored by the US federal government. Here federal agencies provide prize awards to public citizens and entities who solve problems and develop innovations.

The fifth post in our series.

We thought this was a good image to share, and a good reminder of all the ways we are often hardest on ourselves. Be kind to yourselves. Have grace for yourselves.

Mahalo to Mental Health America of Hawaii for sharing the image.

The second in our series of posts.

The rise in su***de ideation and su***de in youth as well as adults across this country is concerning. The crisis line is available for those who are in need or those with loved ones in need.

This is the first in a series of posts, recognizing that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We've been thinking about what to share, and the first thing we thought of is all the ways that well-meaning/well-intentioned, good-hearted people can misstep when trying to help a family member, friend, or colleague who is struggling with their mental health.

This is particularly true when the diagnosis is not publicly considered "serious" or as visible as someone struggling with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc. When you have challenges that can sometimes be masked, the danger is real and can increase the risk of harm to self or others - this includes depression (in all its forms), anxiety (in all its forms), eating disorders, PTSD, and many more.

A big congratulations and good luck to Tess and Kalei, as they represent Hawaii at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 this summer! We are proud supporters of Special Olympics Hawaii and are excited for these two athletes and their upcoming summer adventure!

If you are able to and so inclined, there is also a donation link (for travel costs) in the Hawaii News Now story.

2 Hawaii athletes get ready to compete in the Special Olympics World Games The two highly-decorated wahine athletes will be joining Team USA to compete in Berlin, Germany.