Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients Hamburg NY

While many programs address relapse prevention, LGBT clients may need additional help to find LGBT-specific resources, which may be scarce outside metropolitan areas.

Erie County Medical Center Corporation
(716) 648-7584
4390 Quinby Drive
Hamburg, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders

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Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc
(716) 992-4972
9136 Sandrock Road
Eden, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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Excellus Health Plan Inc
(716) 668-6170x6035
130 Empire Drive
West Seneca, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Mid Erie Counseling and Trt Services
(716) 896-7712
1131 Broadway Street
Buffalo, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients

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Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc
(716) 894-7274
605 Fillmore Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Services Provided
Halfway house

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Spectrum Human Services
(716) 662-6638
227 Thorn Avenue
Orchard Park, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services
(716) 854-2977
Stepping Stones
West Seneca, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women

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Spectrum Human Services
(716) 828-0560
2040 Seneca Street
Buffalo, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc
(716) 822-8932
486 North Legion Drive
Buffalo, NY
Services Provided
Halfway house

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Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services
(716) 892-7401
2025 Broadway Street
Buffalo, NY
Hotline
(716) 892-7401
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Men, Criminal justice clients

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Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients

The following information could be included in a training or educational program.

Barriers to Treatment Access

Barriers to adequate substance abuse treatment for the LGBT community have been touched on in other chapters. In addition to the reasons any prospective client might have, the reasons LGBT individuals may avoid or delay seeking professional care include fear of disclosing their sexual orientation or gender and previous experiences with health care providers who attempted to convert them to heterosexuality, who attributed their substance abuse to their sexual or gender orientation, or who were otherwise judgmental and unsupportive.

Engagement and Retention

LGBT individuals may leave treatment prematurely for the same reasons as non-LGBT clients. But LGBT clients may have additional treatment difficulties if a facility lacks culturally specific services, if it lacks self-identified LGBT practitioners or sensitive counselors, if it has few contacts with the non-substance-abusing LGBT community, or if it fails to engage non-LGBT clients in exploring their prejudices or honoring diversity.

Relapse Prevention

While many programs address relapse prevention, LGBT clients may need additional help to find LGBT-specific resources, which may be scarce outside metropolitan areas. LGBT clients may have difficulty addressing problems with their sexual or gender orientation and may have difficulty with their families of origin, co...

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