CAC campaign gets major boost from Bieler Family Foundation
Child Advocacy Center campaign gets major boost from Bieler Family Foundation
The Child Advocacy Center will be housed inside the new BestSelf Behavioral Health headquarters at 899 Main St., Buffalo. The gift brings the campaign to 80% of a newly expanded goal, with the center slated to open this summer.
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Patrick P. Lee Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants to Support the Mental Health Workforce
Patrick P. Lee Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants to Support the Mental Health Workforce
The Patrick P. Lee Foundation (Foundation), a private foundation that focuses its investments on education and mental health, is pleased to announce 10 grants totaling $1,071,936 to promote recruitment and retention at mental health organizations serving western and central New York. Since 2007, the Foundation has awarded more than $23 million in grants and scholarships. In the future, the Lee Foundation will benefit from a significant infusion of assets making it one of the largest private foundations in Western New York.
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins announce nearly $4 million in Federal Funding
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins announce nearly $4 million in Federal Funding toward the Buffalo United Resiliency Center to provide mental health resources and support to victims impacted by the tragic Tops market mass shooting on Buffalo’s east side
“We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with and provide support to the community and the dedicated team at the Buffalo United Resiliency Center. The supports provided by this funding are vital in promoting the healing process of those impacted by the racist attack on May 14, 2022. At BestSelf Behavioral Health, we firmly believe in the pivotal role that mental health support plays in nurturing the healing journey, and we are wholly committed to contributing to this place of solace, recovery, and strength at the Buffalo United Resiliency Center,” said Elizabeth Woike-Ganga, LCSW-R, President and CEO, BestSelf Behavioral Health.
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RFI Retail Shop at 899 Main Street
Request for Interest (RFI) Coffee/Food Retail Shop at 899 Main Street
BestSelf Behavioral Health, Inc., located at 255 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202, is seeking vendors to occupy a coffee/food retail space at their new building located at 899 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC).
This Request for Interest serves as an initial inquiry where potential vendors may submit an application to express their interest and provide a short narrative as to their ideas for the space.
Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal later this year.
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Savarino ready to begin Buffalo apartment projects
Savarino nearly ready to begin two Buffalo apartment projects
Savarino Development is nearly ready to begin two long-planned Buffalo brownfield projects that will add a combined 116 apartment units.
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Buffalo Confronting Homelessness
“We save people. We get them off the streets”… Buffalo confronting homelessness
Marek Parker, program director of homeless services with BestSelf Behavioral Health, said the number of people who identify as homeless has jumped from under one thousand at one point to around 1500 this year in Erie County.
“We work with the clients that have struggled the most. The clients that have been repeatedly homeless. The clients with severe mental health,” Parker said.
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Ellen Bieler BestSelf Behavioral Health
Ellen Bieler BestSelf Behavioral Health
BestSelf is excited to announce the reappointment of Ellen Bieler as Board Chair.
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Whole Health Buffalo: Employers need policies to support workers in recovery
Whole Health Buffalo: Employers need policies to support workers in recovery
Jeff Fyvie’s career path was unimaginable as he stashed bottles of beer in the toilet tank of the restaurant he co-owned. These days Fyvie is Director of Peer Services at BestSelf Behavioral Health. He is both an example for those working to overcome substance use problems and an example of valuable employee in recovery.
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BestSelf’s WNY Opioid Addiction Treatment Program Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
BestSelf’s WNY Opioid Addiction Treatment Program Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
BestSelf’s WNY 24-7 Opioid Addiction Treatment program, proudly celebrates its one-year anniversary since its launch in all eight counties of Western New York. The program has made significant strides in providing virtual addiction treatment services and has emerged as a leading force in the region.
Since its launch on May 16th, 2022, WNY Opioid Addiction Treatment has made a profound impact on the Western New York Community. In the past year alone, a staggering 755 consumers have reached out to the program’s hotline seeking assistance. This overwhelming response reflects the pressing need for accessible and comprehensive addiction treatment services in the region.
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Governor Hochul Highlights $1 Billion Plan to Overhaul New York State’s Continuum of Mental Health Care
FY 2024 Budget Provides $890 Million in Capital and $120 Million in Operating Funding to Establish and Operate 3,500 New Residential Units
Includes $30 Million to Expand Mental Health Services for School-Aged Children
Dramatically Expands Outpatient Services Throughout the State
Closes Gaps in Insurance Coverage that Have Posed a Barrier to New Yorkers Needing Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Services
Governor Designates May as Mental Health Awareness Month, May 7-13 as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Governor Kathy Hochul today highlighted her $1 billion transformative, multi-year investment to overhaul the State’s continuum
of mental health care and drastically reduce the number of New Yorkers with unmet mental health needs. The Mental Health Care Plan was passed as part of the FY 2024 Budget, and will increase inpatient psychiatric treatment capacity, dramatically expand outpatient services, boost insurance coverage, and develop thousands of more units of supportive and transitional housing for people with mental illness. Governor Hochul made the announcement at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo, and was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron Brown, and mental health and community leaders.
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