About this facility
Crisis Services in Erie County, New York, offers free comprehensive mental health programs tailored to individuals in acute distress. Their services address conditions such as emotional crises, suicidal ideation, and other psychiatric emergencies. Through their 24-Hour Crisis Hotline and Mobile Outreach Program, the organization offers immediate support and mental health evaluations to de-escalate crises and connect individuals to appropriate care.
Free treatment options include telephone assessments, face-to-face mental health evaluations, lethality assessments, and short-term transitional peer and clinical support for those recovering from a crisis. The Mobile Outreach Program emphasizes community-based interventions, providing care directly in homes, schools, or other safe environments. Their approach prioritizes hospital and jail diversion, aiming to stabilize individuals in their communities whenever possible.
Crisis Services adopts a holistic and preventative approach, combining immediate crisis intervention with long-term support. By integrating partnerships with law enforcement and community resources, they help ensure continuity of care and foster a network of support tailored to the individual’s unique needs.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Facility Type, FT, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Chlorpromazine; Fluphenazine; Haloperidol; Aripiprazole; Asenapine; Cariprazine; Clozapine; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Paliperidone; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Ziprasidone; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency onsite services; Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services; Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Community Mental Health Block Grants; Community Service Block Grants; Medicare; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; Cash or self-payment; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds; U.S. Department of VA funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Testing, SCR, Laboratory testing
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Mentoring/peer support
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults; Seniors
Language Services, SL, Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services, AS, Suicide prevention services
