Aloha, and welcome to the Creative Coping Toolkit
Life can feel like a lot sometimes. You’re not alone.
The Creative Coping Toolkit: Angst Program is an award-winning, film and evidence-based mental health education program, available at no cost for Hawaiʻi residents ages 10+ during May Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s designed to address anxiety, stress, loneliness, panic, and overwhelm.
Get startedIn partnership with
Free Access Across Hawaiʻi
This statewide initiative is running through the end of May 2026 for Mental Health Awareness Month.
Get startedRaising Awareness Around Anxiety
Centered around the award-winning documentary Angst - this program is designed to help break the stigma and spark honest conversations about mental health. It teaches us that some anxiety is normal - and helps us recognize when it becomes too much.
With real stories and expert insights, Angst gives practical tools for understanding, managing, and talking about anxiety.
Here’s what you’ll find inside the Angst Program:
- Watch Angst (43 min)
- Watch the full length Angst documentary featuring interviews with kids, teens, educators, experts, parents and a very special interview with Michael Phelps.
- Chapters
- Chapters break the film into small, focused moments that connect each scene with self reflection prompts and group discussions that spark real conversations.
- Activities
- Explore a set of uplifting practices designed to help you stay grounded, resilient, and connected as you navigate daily life and build habits that genuinely support you.
- Learning Bursts
- Jump into quick, single-question videos where experts tackle common curiosities, unpack core ideas, and offer clear, thoughtful guidance you can apply right away.
- Panel Discussions
- Watch a roundtable where experts exchange insights, respond to audience questions, and break down the program’s central themes through engaging conversation.
- Useful Vocabulary
- Having a shared vocabulary makes it easier to talk through big ideas together, this section highlights some of the program's key terms to get everyone on the same page.
Angst Voyage
The Mindful Path
The Angst Voyage feature presents the Angst Program as a guided, step-by-step journey. Instead of exploring content separately, learners follow a single linear path that blends chapters, bursts, and activities into one experience. The journey is themed as a mountain hike, moving from base to summit to reflect building emotional awareness and resilience over time.
For classrooms, the Angst Voyage works as a ready-made sequence. Students can move through it together, offering a structured, story-driven way to absorb key ideas at a steady pace.
Get startedMade possible through partnership
Free access to the Creative Coping Toolkit: Angst Program is supported by Impactful Fund, Aloha United Way, Community Children’s Councils, and the Hawaiʻi Office of Wellness and Resilience, working together so Hawaiʻi residents can build skills around anxiety, stress, and emotional wellbeing.