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VA Western NY Healthcare System Buffalo VAMC – Buffalo

Address: 3495 Bailey Avenue - Buffalo, NY
General Phone Number: 716-862-8595
Admissions Phone Number: 716-862-3117
Website: http://www.buffalo.va.gov/
Facility Type

VA Western NY Healthcare System provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Buffalo.

  • Mental Health Rehabilitation
  • Dual Diagnosis Rehabilitation Center

VA Western NY Healthcare System is run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.


Service Settings (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

VA Western NY Healthcare System provides treatment in the following settings.


  • Outpatient mental health rehabiliation
Emergency Mental Health Services

VA Western NY Healthcare System provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.


  • Psychiatric emergency onsite services
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Mental Health Treatment Approaches

VA Western NY Healthcare System utilizes the following treatment approaches.


  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Trauma therapy
Pharmacotherapies & Medications

VA Western NY Healthcare System utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.


  • Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
  • Haloperidol (Haldol®)
  • Aripiprazole (Abilify®) 
  • Clozapine (Clozaril®) 
  • Lurasidone (Latuda®) 
  • Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) 
  • Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®) 
  • Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
  • Risperidone (Risperdal®)
Payment Information

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at VA Western NY Healthcare System and possible financial assistance.


  • Medicare
  • Military Insurance
  • Private Insurance
  • Cash or Self Payment
  • U.S. Department of VA funds
Special Programs / Groups Offered

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at VA Western NY Healthcare System.


  • Seniors or older adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) clients
  • Veterans
  • Military families
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Screening & Testing

VA Western NY Healthcare System offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.


  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
  • TB Screening
Ancillary Services

VA Western NY Healthcare System provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.


  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Education services
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Housing services
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Legal advocacy
  • Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services
  • Supported employment
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Vocational rehabilitation services
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