Buffalo Psychiatric Center

✓ Last verified from the SAMHSA dataset on June 16, 2026 · call to confirm availability and details before going

Contact

400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213

Phone: (716) 885-2261 ext. 2003

Intake: (716) 816-2218

Insurance and payment

  • Insurance accepted; network status unknown
  • Medicaid accepted; plan participation unknown
  • Medicare accepted; plan participation unknown
  • Sliding fee scale available
  • Payment assistance available
  • Cash / self-pay available
  • IHS / Tribal / Urban coverage listed
  • Military insurance accepted

Call to verify network status, benefits, prior authorization, and any out-of-pocket costs before scheduling.

Services

Type of Care

Substance use treatmentMental health treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children

Service Setting

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatientOutpatientResidential/24-hour residential

Facility Type

Psychiatric hospital

Pharmacotherapies

ChlorpromazineFluphenazineHaloperidolLoxapinePerphenazinePimozideProchlorperazineThiothixeneThioridazineTrifluoperazineAripiprazoleAsenapineBrexpiprazoleCariprazineClozapineIIoperidoneLurasidoneOlanzapinePaliperidoneQuetiapineRisperidoneZiprasidoneNicotine replacementNon-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessationAntipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Activity therapyCognitive behavioral therapyDialectical behavior therapyGroup therapyIndividual psychotherapyAbnormal involuntary movement scale

Emergency Services

Crisis intervention teamPsychiatric emergency onsite servicesPsychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services

Facility Operation

State government

Payment/Insurance Accepted

County or local government fundsCommunity Mental Health Block GrantsCommunity Service Block GrantsIHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) fundsMedicareMedicaidFederal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)Other State fundsPrivate health insurancePrivate or Community foundationState corrections or juvenile justice fundsState education agency fundsCash or self-paymentState-financed health insurance plan other than MedicaidState mental health agency (or equivalent) fundsState welfare or child and family services fundsU.S. Department of VA funds

Payment Assistance

Payment assistance (check with facility for details)Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups

Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Metabolic syndrome monitoringLaboratory testing

Recovery Support Services

Housing servicesMentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Young AdultsAdultsSeniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Assertive community treatmentCourt-ordered outpatient treatmentDiet and exercise counselingIntensive case managementLegal advocacyPsychosocial rehabilitation servicesVocational rehabilitation servicesIntegrated primary care servicesSuicide prevention servicesEducation services

When you call, ask:

  • Are you taking new patients right now?
  • Do you accept my insurance, Medicaid, or a sliding fee scale?
  • Is there a waitlist — and how long?
  • What should I bring to the first appointment?
  • Do you offer telehealth if I can't get there?

Five minutes on the phone can save a wasted trip.