Suicide Prevention And Crisis Service Inc

The advocate department provides 24/7 confidential response and crisisintervention for survivors of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence,and family violence at all erie county emergency departments. Clients can access case management services, safety planning, supportive counseling, criminal justice advocacy & accompaniment to court proceedings, linkage to nys office of victim services compensation, and connection and referrals to community resources. Case managers are co-located atseveral different police departments and several university campuses within erie county. The campus advocates also assist student survivors with on-campus adjudication, providing advocacy, accompaniments, and advisement through their on-campus process.our advocate program houses a sexual assault forensic examiner (safe} program that partners with area hospitals to provide on-site forensic services to people, 12 years old and older, who have been sexually assaulted and seeking help. The advocate program also offers community education, training, and sexual violence prevention programming.

Staff who make up our crisis counseling program (ccp), 24-hour crisis hotline: 716-834-3131, are trained crisis hotline counselors who assist callers 24/7 that are in various types of crisis, need supportive counseling, or looking for resources in erie county. Ccp is the first point of access for callers. Ccp is also the continuum of care after-hours provider for consumers of 13 local mental health and behavioral health agencies in erie county. Ccp also manages the 24-hour kids help line in erie county and is the mental health 24-hour hotline provider for chautauqua county. Crisis services is the regional center for wny calls made to the 988 crisis and suicide lifeline. Additionally, the addiction hotline is the first voice of assistance for immediate help, education, information, referrals and assistance with linkage to treatment. The addiction hotline is not only for individuals battling addiction but for family members or friends in need of support and guidance with those struggling with addiction.

Crisis services oversees the suicide prevention coalition for erie county. This coalition is made up of over 50 organizations and its mission is to foster a community of safety and shared responsibility to prevent suicide. Crisis services also runs the police mental health coordination project and the rape crisis advisory committee for erie county.