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PIKO Year 1 Pilot Investigator, Dr. Kelsie Okamura, Publishes Pilot Study in School Mental Health Journal
Congratulations to PIKO Year 1 Pilot Investigator, Dr. Kelsie Okamura, for publishing her pilot project, “’Allowing Space for Voice…All Our Voices’: Understanding Ho‘ouna Pono Implementation Through Educational Leadership Perspectives in Rural Hawai‘i Schools,” in School Mental Health. Her paper uses concept mapping to examine implementation barriers for a culturally grounded substance use prevention program (Ho‘ouna Pono).
To view this study please click on the link below.
School Mental Health Special Issue: https://piko.jabsom.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kalsey-Paper.pdf