Mental Health and Community Resources

Resources Available to Students & Families in WNY

Youth Development:

  • Special Olympics #716-386-2288

  • Chautauqua County Youth Bureau #716-753-4725

  • G.A. Family Services Accountability & Responsibility Program- Jamestown, NY #716-708-6161

  • CASAC - Dunkirk, NY #716-366-4623

Youth Employment:

  • Cassadaga Job Corps Academy #716-595-4272

  • Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. #716-366-3333

  • Chautauqua Works #716-661-9553

Parenting Support:

  • WIC NY (Women, Infant, and Children) #716-363-3150, #1-800-522-5006

  • Foster Care & Adoption #716-363-3570

  • The Parent Institute, contact Mrs. Kopiczak (BCS elementary principal)

  • Parent Support Group (through the Resource Center and Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.) #716-661-1057 or #716-366-8176

  • Food Pantry at Tri-Church Parish - Brocton, NY

  • WNY Food Bank - Buffalo, NY

  • Fredonia State College, Fredonia, NY

  • Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY

  • Rural Ministries - emergency food and housing #716-366-1787

  • Ahira Hall Memorial Library- Brocton, NY #716-792-9418

  • CASAC - Dunkirk, NY #716-366-4623

Preventive Services, Anger Management, Violence Prevention & Mediation:

  • PINS (Person In Need of Supervision) #716-363-3640

  • Chautauqua County Department of Social Services #716-363-3500

  • Chautauqua County Prevention Services #716-363-3500

  • Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) #716-363-8212
    NYS OCFS Website: https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/
    Chautauqua County OCFS Website: https://chqgov.com/humansocial-services/children-family-services

  • Chautauqua County Crisis Services #1-800-724-0461

  • 24 Hour NYS Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline #1-800-942-6906 

  • Chautauqua County Sheriff Dept. #716-753-4232

  • Safe House - Jamestown, NY #716-661-9446

Counseling &/or Mental Health Services:

  • Cattaraugus Rehabilitation Center, Inc. #716-375-4747

  • Chautauqua County Mental Health #716-363-3550

  • UPMC - WCA Emergency Mental Health Evaluations, Jamestown, NY 664-8326

  • UPMC - Dr. Verdonik Evaluations, Jamestown, NY

  • Resource Center - Mental Health Counseling, Dunkirk, NY #716-366-6125

Alcohol & Drug Services:

  • Crisis Services’ 24 Hour Addiction Support Hotline #716-831-7007

  • Chautauqua County Alcohol Abuse- Dunkirk, NY #716- 363-3550

  • Alcoholism Rehabilitation Program - Jamestown, NY #716-664-8620

  • CASAC - Dunkirk, NY #716-366-4623

  • Tri Co Memorial Chemical Dependency- Cassadaga, NY #716-595-3355

  • Chautauqua Alcohol & Substance Abuse Council- Jamestown, NY #716-664-3608

Suicide Support:

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #1-800-273-8255

  • National Suicide Lifeline 988

  • Teen Hotline #1-877-332-7333

  • CPEP (Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs) - ECMC Buffalo, NY #716-898-3000

  • Crisis Hotline #1-800-724-0461

  • Crisis text line, text HOME to 741-741

LGBTQ

  • LGBTQ Help Line #1-890-929-539