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Experts in Buffalo warn of growing risks, especially for younger bettors, as online access makes gambling easier than ever. To watch the full video, click here.

The BestResponse Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center provides 24-hour care for adults and children facing mental health crises. To read the full article, click here.

BestSelf Behavioral Health Opens 24/7 Facility Providing Stabilization Services for New Yorkers Experiencing a Behavioral Health Crisis Western New York’s First Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center to Provide Alternative to Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits To read the full article, click here.

Elizabeth Woike didn’t plan to spend her career working as a counselor and certainly didn’t expect to become one of the region’s most powerful female leaders. In fact, she chose to study geology and international studies during her time at Yale University. To read the full article, click here.

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A long-awaited facility to serve children, adolescents and adults experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis will open at 9 a.m. Thursday in Buffalo. The opening of the BestResponse Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center, at 430 Niagara St., took more than three years to come to fruition. Local leaders hope it will be a game-changer for those in Western New York facing a crisis, but...

BestSelf Behavioral Health today announced the opening of the BestResponse Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center, a first-of-its-kind, 24/7 facility in Western New York designed to support people of all ages experiencing mental health and substance use crises. Located at 430 Niagara Street in Buffalo, the center will begin accepting clients tomorrow, Thursday, January 22, and will serve...

Uniland Development expands footprint, from medical school to mall transformation  By Lian Bunny As the region’s largest commercial real estate developer, Uniland Development Co. is involved in a lot of different types of local projects. The 51-year-old, family-run local company continues to adjust to changing market needs, including this year converting two floors of its Embassy...

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. To read the full article, click here.

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...