Resources
Town of Amherst Government
| Amherst Youth & Recreation Dept. |
716-631-7132 amherstyouthandrec.org |
| Amherst Police Dept. |
716-689-1311 (24 hrs/7 days a week)
Facebook: amherstpoliceny |
| Town of Amherst |
716-631-7000 amherst.ny.us |
Erie County Hotlines
| Erie County Sheriff's Office |
Substance Use Hotline/Mobile |
| Narcotics Anonymous Hotline |
Substance Use Support |
| Crisis Services |
(716) 834-1144 & 1-877-KIDS-400 (Kids’ Help Line) |
| Addiction Hotline |
Substance Use Support |
| 211 WNY |
Dial 2-1-1
http://www.211wny.org |
Erie County Help Lines
| Just Tell One |
https://justtellone.org Support for Mental Health & Behavioral Health |
| Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-TALK (8255) |
| Underage Drinking tip-line | 1-800-851-1932 |
| Western New York Problem Gambling Help | http://nyproblemgamblinghelp.org/western |
Erie County Prevention
| Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention – University at Buffalo | https://ed.buffalo.edu/alberti/resources.html |
| Erie County Department of Health | https://www.erie.gov |
| Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) |
1000 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14202 |
| Mental Health Advocates of WNY |
1021 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212 |
| Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties |
1005 Grant St. Buffalo, NY 14207 |
| Partnership to End Addiction | https://drugfree.org |
| Prevention Focus, Inc. |
69 Linwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14209 |
| The Prevention Council of Erie County (formerly ECCPASA) |
1625 Hertel Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216 |
| Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County | https://suicidepreventionecny.org |
| Western New York United | http://www.wnyunited.org |
| Western New York Chemical Dependency Consortium | https://www.wnydc.com |
National & New York State Resources
| America Foundation for Suicide Prevention | https://afsp.org |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention | https://www.cdc.gov |
| Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) | https://www.cadca.org |
| Drug Free Generation | https://drugfreegeneration.org |
| Johnny's Ambassadors | https://johnnysambassadors.org/ |
| New York State Department of Health | https://health.ny.gov |
| New York State HOPEline |
https://oasas.ny.gov/hopeline 1-877-8-HOPENY |
| NIDA National Institute for Drug Abuse | https://nida.nih.gov |
| Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS) | https://oasas.ny.gov |
| Operation Parent | https://www.operationparent.org/ |
| SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | https://www.samhsa.gov/ |
| Search Institute | https://searchinstitute.org |
| Talk it Over (Tips to start the conversation) | https://talkitover.org |
| Talk. They Hear You (Tips for parent/child discussion) | https://www.samhsa.gov/talk-they-hear-you |
| Above the Influence | https://abovetheinfluence.com/ |
Self Help
| Alcohol Anonymous | https://buffaloaany.org |
| Narcotics Anonymous | https://www.nawny.org |
