park counseling center
Mental Health Resources
C.A.R.E.S. TEAM
Spectrum Human Services
716-882-4357
www.shswny.org
The Crisis and Re-stabilization Emergency Services Team was created to help families with children and teenagers in crisis. C.A.R.E.S. will answer questions and concerns about a youth by phone and/or meeting with a youth and caregiver in the community or at the home.
CRISIS SERVICES
716-834-3131
www.crisisservices.org
This service is a 24-hour crisis hotline and counseling program for adults.
Family Help Center
716-892-2172
www.familyhelpcenter.net
The Family Help Center gives support to families raising children through parenting programs, 24 hour parent helpline, in-home support, a childcare center and Youth Empowerment and Leadership (YEL).
Kids’ Help Line
716-834-1144 or 877-KIDS-400
Provide school-age children, adolescents and parents with immediate and confidential support and problem solving assistance for problems of everyday living. Specially trained counselors assist young callers and assist parents in dealing more effectively with the increasing stress and demands of raising children.
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES OF WNY
716-886-1242
www.mhawny.org
The Child and Family Support Program (CFSP) is a peer program that offers a variety of services including support, advocacy and education to those who have family members living with mental illness. Family and Youth Peer Advocates have a family member or they themselves have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Services also include parenting workshops, family, teen and youth support groups, family activities, and short-term respite.
New York State Office of Mental Health
716-533-4075
www.omh.ny.gov
The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a particular focus on providing hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
211 WNY
www.211wny.org
211 is a free and confidential link to health and human service 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
