Hawai‘i Youth Services Network

HISYNC

Hawaii Interagency State Youth Network of Care

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The HISYNC committee, comprised of leadership from Hawaii’s child-serving agencies and organizations, serves as a multi-agency forum focused on improving outcomes for Hawaii’s children, youth and families by fostering multi-agency collaboration, data-driven improvements, and policy alignment across Hawaii’s youth-serving state agencies.

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HILYNC

Hawaii Interagency Local-Level Youth Network of Care

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HILYNC Local Level committee are organized by districts: Honolulu, Leeward, Pearl City, Windward, East Hawaii Island, West Hawaii Island, Maui and Kauai. The local level reflects the state representation. 

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State representation: 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE) 

• Community Engagement Branch/Community Children’s Council 

• Student Support Branch 

• School-Based Behavioral Health (SBBH) 

• Exceptional Support Branch 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) 

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division 

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division 

• Developmental Disabilities Division 

• Family Health Services Division 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) 

• Child Welfare Services Branch 

• Med-Quest Division 

 

JUDICIARY 

• Family Court, First Circuit 

 

OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES (OYS) 

 

PEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS 

 

 

Meetings occur monthly for HISYNC members, and monthly meetings occur for all 8 districts.  

 

Data review, analysis, system problem solving, Updates, communication, youth-specific problem-solving and policy recommendations are the functions of this group.