Governor Ige presenting a distinguished congratulatory certificate for 20 years of excellent work to Dr. Dan Kehoe of North Shore Mental Health in May of 2016.

About Us

North Shore Mental Health Philosophy

We are an organization of mental and behavioral health providers that service the island of O'ahu. We believe that the mental health needs of our youth, adults, and families are best served by licensed professionals who offer personal knowledge of our unique Oahu communities, schools, and cultures that they reside in. We provide school and community based services with convenient office locations . We have an immediate array of services available 24/7 if needed, to our youth, adults, and families. Our services offer a variety of multi-cultural sensitive and family oriented psychotherapeutic and behavioral approaches. We hope to promote physical and mental well being through coordination of our array of services. We believe that everyone has the potential and right to have the best quality of life possible.

North Shore Mental Health Purpose

We fulfill community based mental health needs through our work with the Department of Health by the Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD) as well as the Department of Human Services (DHS).

Our work with the Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD) addresses the needs of adults with serious mental illness through community based cased management (CBCM). This work has expanded to our contract case management work with the Ohana Well Care Medical insurance company.

In addition our work with the Department of Human Services addresses the needs of the Developmentally Disabled children and adults through the DDD-PAB work.

North Shore Mental Health also works with the Alcohol Drug Abuse Division.

Our community based clinical and behavioral mental health services include diagnostic and evaluation procedures, care coordination, and a variety of direct treatment services. These direct services include Individual and Family therapy or consultation, Skills Training, Personal Assistance, Psychiatry, Medication Management, and Community Based Case Management at our community based offices throughout O'ahu.

Client Rights with North Shore Mental Health

The Better Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific of the U.S.A. awarded North Shore Mental Health with a certificate regarding the "Torch Awards for Ethics." "This award is the most prestigious BBB award presented to businesses and charities that demonstrate excellence in their dedication to high standards of trust, integrity and ethical business practices in the marketplace." Roseann Freitas of the Hawaii BBB office awarded Dr. Kehoe in 2019.

Annually North Shore Mental Health, with assistance from the "Toys for Tots" program, distribute hundreds of toys to families being served by NSMH. Our North Shore Mental Health agency has distributed over 4500 toys to the children of clients.

At our North Shore Mental Health 26th annual Employee Appreciation Dinner for 2022 celebrated at the Ala Moana Hotel Banquet Room, the following individuals were recognized with fifteen (15) year recognition Bowl Awards. From left to right in the picture, Walter Reed, PIp Webster, Dr. Kehoe, Kaliko Plomer, and Veronica Hussey.

At our North Shore Mental Health 26th annual Employee Appreciation Dinnerfor 2022 celebrated at the Ala Moana Hotel Banquet Room. the following individuals were recognized with fifteen (15) year recognition Bowl Awards. From left to right in the picture, Jeremiah Brennan, Keoke Behic, Dr. Kehoe, JulieAustin, and DeAnne Aki-Kauwe.

At our North Shore Mental Health 26th annual Emplovee Appreciation Dinner for 2022 celebrated at the Ala Moana Hotel Banquet Room, Oyo Marinelli was recognized as the Emplovee of the year for our Department of Health DD program.

At our North Shore Mental Health 26th annual Emplovee Appreciation Dinner for 2022 celebrated at the Ala Moana Hotel Banquet Room, Wendy Carter-Loretero was recognized as the Employee of the year for our Department of Health ADAD program.

At our North Shore Mental Health 26th annual Employee Appreciation Dinner for 2022 celebrated at the Ala Moana Hotel Banquet Room, Elizabeth 'Aloha' Dacucuy was recognized with a ten (10) year service award. In addition, Aloha was awarded the 2022 Employee of the Year for our Department of Health AMHD and Ohana Wellcare CCS work.

Dr. Arthur Evans Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the American Psychological Association (Left in picture) and Dr. Frank Worrell (Right in picture), current 2022 APA President from the University of California at Berkeley congratulate Dr. Dan Kehoe of North Shore Mental Health. Dr. Kehoe was recognized at the 2022 APA convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota for his forty years of membership with the APA and his significant contributions to the service and study of psychology and mental health.