Behavioral & Mental Health Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health plays an important role in our overall health and well-being. We need to tend to our mental health similarly to how we address our physical health.

Though mental health journeys are unique in their own ways, know that you are not alone. Help is always available. Find our trusted Mental & Behavioral Health resources below, and reach out to your Inspired Health Group care team via your patient portal for any non-urgent questions about mental & behavioral health concerns. We're here to help without judgement.

HOPE Treatment & Counseling Center:

Through our unique partnership and collocation with Endeavor Health Services (EHS), we are proud to share HOPE Treatment & Counseling Center.  Located on the second floor of our building, HOPE Treatment & Counseling Center reflects our & EHS's commitment to provide superior and collaborative care that invites consideration of the body, mind and spirit in overall health and wellbeing.

Services at HOPE Treatment & Counseling Center include:

• Individual Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Psychiatric Care
• Substance Abuse Services
• Medication Assisted Treatment
• Primary Care Services
• Health Monitoring
• Nutritional Counseling

Contact your provider via patient portal or phone if you would like to learn more about Hope Treatment & Counseling Center or behavioral health services. You can also call Endeavor Health Services directly to learn more or schedule an appointment at HOPE Treatment & Counseling Center (716) 895-7207.

You are not alone! There is always help.

211 WNY: Call 211 or text your zip code to 898211 (the text option is available Monday-Friday 8:30am-3:30pm)

• 211 WNY is your free and confidential link to health and human services. You can visit their website to explore local resources online using their "find resources" search option, or 24 hours a day, 7 days a week people can dial 211 or 1-888-696-9211 and talk to a trained information & referral specialist who is able to identify services in the community that can provide them with the help they need.

988 Lifeline: Call or text 988

• "At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone."
• For deaf or hard of hearing ASL users, call 988 Videophone

Addiction Hotline: 716-831-7007

• The Addiction Open Access Hotline is here to help the residents of Erie, Niagara, Allegany, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties who are struggling with a substance use disorder.
• Find more resources at HopeOnTheHorizon.org

Crisis Service's: 716-834-3131

• Erie County’s only 24-hour Crisis Center for support in your moment of crisis

ECMC Help Center: 716-898-1594 

• An urgent care service for walk-in mental health treatment of adults who do not require psychiatric emergency treatment or inpatient care. Contact the Help Center at 716-898-1594 for further information.  
• Walk-in hours are offered everyday from 8:00am-12:00 midnight with no appointment necessary.
• In addition to the walk-in service, the ECMC Help Center offers virtual visits without leaving the comfort of your own home Monday – Friday 8:00am 9:30pm. Virtual visits need to be scheduled in advance - schedule here!  You will speak with a licensed mental health clinician who will assist and support your needs.  Here’s an overview of conditions we can evaluate and help treat through a virtual visit:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Obsessive thoughts and behaviors
  • Hallucinations
  • Feelings of hopelessness / helplessness
  • Counselors can also provide assistance for follow-up appointments with ECMC’s Partial Hospitalization Program, Adult & Family Clinic, Downtown Clinic, MAP Clinic for medication/prescriptions, as well as other area resources.

HOPEline Services: Call 1-877-8-HOPENY(467369) or text 467369

• Need help? You are not alone. New York’s 24/7 substance use and gambling HOPEline can help.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Buffalo

• Offers Family Support Groups that are free, confidential and safe groups of families helping other families who live with Mental Health challenges. This group is not appropriate for a person who has a diagnosis unless they are attending as a caregiver of a loved one who has mental illness. For questions, call the office at 716-226-6264.

SportsMind Counseling: 716-997-1689

• Counseling services from Christopher Siuta, Ph.D., LMHC

Social Work Self Referral Program from Catholic Medical Partner's:

• For patients who are linked with a Catholic Medical Partners Primary Care Physician, such as Inspired Health Group care providers, a social work self referral program is now available to support patients in their health & wellbeing.  Fill out the online form to get connected to beneficial community resources based on your needs.