Bobby Benson Center

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56-660 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, HI 96731, USA

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Bobby Benson Center is a facility dedicated to offering Hawaii's adolescents the assistance they need in overcoming substance abuse.

We firmly believe that our residential program provides a path to a brighter future for those struggling with chemical dependency. We invite you to explore our website and discover what the Bobby Benson Center has to offer -- a place of refuge, help and hope!

Named after 15-year-old Bobby Benson, who died in 1984 after a short life troubled by drug abuse, Bobby Benson Center currently maintains a facility with a licensed 30-bed capacity that includes four separate cottages on a beautiful landscape.

Every client who seeks entry into the Bobby Benson Center is screened for appropriateness and must complete rigorous interviews and personal history analysis before he or she is admitted.

It is a process and may take some effort and time, but we genuinely care and want to assist potential clients and their families as much as possible.

As part of their treatment, our clients are offered the opportunity to share their experience for publication on the Bobby Benson Center website. Their stories appear below and were derived from personal interviews and/or  from written essays from each client. Comments added for clarity appear within the text in parentheses.

Bobby Benson Center is a residential and outpatient, community-based social-learning model program designed to provide adolescents, ages 13-17, with the opportunity to gain the skills needed to develop a lasting recovery from dependency on drugs or alcohol. Specifically, the treatment program is designed to help break through the denial of drug and alcohol addiction, develop skills to manage the ups and downs of life and begin taking personal responsibility for actions.

Neighbor islands call toll-free at 877-393-7555

Mahalo to our extended ohana at 'Olelo TV station for helping us create this video after we have been providing services to the entire State of Hawaii for 25 years and still going strong. Mahalo nui loa

Donation checks (payable to "Bobby Benson Center") to: Bobby Benson Center 56-660 Kamehameha Hwy. Kahuku, HI 96731 Attn: Accounting

Bobby Benson Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and donations/contributions that we receive are tax-deductible.

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Bobby Benson Center A Place of Refuge, Help and Hope for More than 25 Years

Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Detoxification
  • Do not use medication for opioid addiction

Facility Type

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Residential
  • Short-term residential
  • Long-term residential
  • Residential detoxification

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • State department of health
  • Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services

Payment Assistance Available

Language Services

  • Other languages(excluding Spanish)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Military families
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Adolescents
  • Pregnant/postpartum women
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Community reinforcement plus vouchers
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • Bobby Benson Center

    56-660 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, HI 96731

Rehabilitation Process