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There’s an axiom that goes like this: “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” It applies to many fields of endeavor, from government to business. It’s particularly important in mental health outcomes, which is why a report by the Crisis to Care Collaborative is so informative, useful and actionable.

Brittany Derry has been waiting to open the BestResponse Intensive Crisis Center for three years. Three years of design, planning and then construction. Three years of state paperwork.

The waiting gave Derry and BestSelf Behavioral Health time to collaborate with area agencies to ensure that the crisis center fills a gap and is exactly what it needs to be for the community. But the waiting also was difficult, because Derry, who has worked in the mental health field for a decade, knows the need for this type of center is immediate.

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Kevin Beckman of BestSelf describes plans for BestResponse, an intensive crisis center under internal construction at BestSelf on Niagara Street.

From CEOs to educators to health care leaders, the men and women on the 2025 Power 100 Business Leaders of Color are using their power and influence to get things done in Western New York.

Medical and nonprofit organizations meeting New Yorkers’ mental health needs

Mental health has always been critical to an individual’s well-being, though it hasn’t always received the attention it deserves. In recent decades, there have been signs that the stigma surrounding mental illness is declining. At the same time, many measures of mental illness are increasing, pointing to the need for further investment in high-quality care. 

Gift Will Support New BestResponse Intensive Crisis Center, a “One-of-a-Kind” Facility in WNY

BestSelf Behavioral Health (BBH) announced today that it has received a $250,000 grant from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation to fund supplemental improvement projects at the BestResponse Intensive Crisis Center. These enhancements will improve the experience for both visitors and first responders and include upgrades to access control and security systems.

The Buffalo News featured an article highlighting the urgent need for Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) like the Scott Bieler CAC at BestSelf. These centers bring law enforcement, medical staff, mental health professionals, and advocates together under one roof to provide children and families with the care, support, and healing they need to live a successful life beyond abuse. The work happening every day at the Scott Bieler CAC is proof that this model works, and that it needs to be replicated.