§334-2  Mental health system.  Thedepartment of health shall foster and coordinate a comprehensive mental healthsystem utilizing public and private resources to reduce the incidence of mentalor emotional disorders and substance abuse and to treat and rehabilitate thevictims in the least restrictive and most therapeutic environment possible. The department shall administer such programs, services, and facilities as maybe provided by the State to promote, protect, preserve, care for, and improvethe mental health of the people. [L 1967, c 259, pt of §1; HRS §334-2; am L1984, c 218, §2]