Our broader work is to support families, schools, and the community in fostering mental fitness, just as our health system supports physical fitness,' Swick says. 'We believe that mental illness is always treatable, usually curable, and often preventable.

Susan Swick, MD, MPH, Ohana's Executive Director, highlighted Ohana's preventative, family-centered philosophy of care. 'Because of the vision and generosity of Bertie Elliott, along with the attraction of world-class medical staff, and support and partnerships with our community, we have created the foremost privately funded mental health campus for youth anywhere in America.' 'Today is a major milestone for Community Hospital and Montage Health, but it's so much bigger than just us,' Packer says. Steven Packer, MD, President and CEO of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Montage Health, expressed optimism and appreciation to the donors, community leaders, media, physicians, and staff in attendance. Treatments are evidence-based and family-centered, delivered by multidisciplinary teams, and may include psychotherapy, medications, and additional therapies like music, art, and occupational therapy. This holistic approach includes a wide range of services including prevention and early intervention, family care management, outpatient and residential care, and emergency and crisis services. Ohana, which translates to 'family' in Hawaiian, is founded on the principle that mental health treatment should embrace not just the patient but the young person's entire support network - parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends. Philanthropist Roberta 'Bertie' Bialek Elliott (center) celebrates the opening of Ohana in Monterey, CA, the largest privately funded youth mental health campus and program in the country, along with Susan Swick, MD, MPH, Ohana's Executive Director (left) and Steven Packer, MD, President and CEO of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Montage Health (right).

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