The purpose of the Mental Hygiene Department is to plan, develop, and provide accessible, comprehensive, integrated, outcome-based mental hygiene services of the highest quality to residents of Chautauqua County, maximizing all available resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene Services is the Local Government Unit (LGU). The LGU is mandated by New York State and provides oversight for all Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders services in Chautauqua County. 

Learn more about the LGU!

We are a National Health Service Corps site (NHSC), and we promise to: serve all patients, and offer a sliding pay schedule for patients who qualify.

We do not deny services based on a person’s: race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or inability to pay. 

Chautauqua County Suicide Prevention and Crisis Hotline:

1-800-724-0461

National Suicide Prevention and Crisis Line: Dial 988

Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers 

Clients are welcome to come in for walk-in appointments.

Brochures

Emergency Services Guide

Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHC) Brochure

Mobile Transition Team 

Mobile Crisis Team