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Murashige, Laura
From: Julie Nagasako [Julie. nagasako@catholiccharitieshawaii.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:44 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: FVV: Testimony for Resolution 511-06 Friendly Place in Kona
Importance: High
Attachments: AMHD support to license The Friendly Place.doc
Aloha,
Please find attached, the written testimony for the Nov. 15 Council Meeting of Roz Cohen of the Adult Mental
Health Division regarding Resolution #511-06.
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From: Roz Cohen [mailto:cohenr002@hawaii.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:32 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Cc: Josephine Ibarra; Brandee Menino; ohcdadmin@co.hawaii.hi.us; Julie Nagasako
Subject: Testimony for Resolution 511-06 Friendly Place in Kona
Importance: High
Aloha. I appreciate you passing to our Council Members on my attached testmony for the
Friendly Place Resolution # 511-06.
Mahalo,
Roz Cohen, RN, BC, MSN
Hawaii County Service Area Administrator
Adult Mental Health Division
Department of Health
960-5065
rscohen@amhd.health.state.hi.u_s Comm, No.
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81-980 Haleki'I Street #100 Ref. Date,
Kealakekua HI 96750
11/15/2006
To: Honorable County Council Members
From: Roslyn Cohen, RN, BC, MSN
Hawaii County Service Area Administrator
Adult Mental Health Division
Department of Health
rscoheng.amhd.health.state.hi.us
960-5065 (cell)
Date: November 13, 2006
Re: Resolution # 511-06 Licensure for Friendly Place in Kona
Dearest Council Members:
I am writing to voice my strong support to license the Office for Social Ministry (OSM)
as program operator for the Friendly Place. Community stakeholders, including clients, service
providers, advocates, and businesses have long awaited a resource center in Kona to serve as a
"one-stop" shop for the nutritional, hygiene, correspondence, and referral needs for the homeless.
As Service Area Administrator monitoring and overseeing many of the mental health and
substance abuse services, I ask you to vote "yes" as I have observed OSM administration,
management, and line staff to be responsible, reliable, and safety-conscious in intervening with
some of the sickest and neediest members of our communities. As a psychiatric-mental health
and addictions RN providing clinical care for I 1 years at Kona Community Hospital and
outpatient case management services, I ask that you vote "yes" because individuals with mental
illness and substance use problems can and do recover but often need a "hand up" after suffering
socioeconomic and other losses as consequences of their illness or lack of treatment.
And last, as a community member who is grateful to have lived, worked, and raised
my children in Kona, I ask you to approve this resolution to reduce the expensive consequences
of homelessness, including increased use of hospitals, jails, and prisons.