ECMC Mental Health Downtown Clinic 1st Floor

ECMC Mental Health Downtown Clinic 1st Floor is a mental health service in Buffalo, NY. The clinic provides safe, comprehensive care and integrated outpatient services to patients and their families, with a focus on helping patients maximize safe and healthy participation within their community. Treatment is available across the spectrum of mental health conditions, including daily mental health intake assessments with no appointment necessary, treatment for a wide array of psychiatric disorders, dually diagnosed treatment for individuals with both a mental illness and substance-use treatment needs, and trauma-informed care with specific treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). At every visit, patients receive treatment from skilled professionals, counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists.

The clinic's care is built around four pillars: wellness, hope, and recovery, with a patient-centered approach that allows treatment to take shape based on each patient's unique situation. Programs are designed from a strength-based perspective, supporting patients in setting goals, utilizing resources, and maintaining health and wellness. The clinic is part of ECMC's broader behavioral health services, which include a hospital-based emergency psychiatric service, the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP), open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to treat patients of all ages, and one of the largest CPEP programs in New York State. ECMC also offers a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for adults designed to stabilize acute symptoms with the goals of avoiding a psychiatric inpatient hospitalization or reducing the length of a potential hospital stay, as well as an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) that engages participants three days per week over four weeks.

The clinic has a steady record of repeat and referred customers, reflecting its standing among those seeking mental health care in the Buffalo area.

Services:

• Alcohol & Drug Addiction Rehab
• Behavioral Health Services
• Community Participation Support
• Integrated Outpatient Care
• Integrated Treatment Planning
• Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
• Outpatient Care
• Patient-Centered Treatment