Innovative Cognitive Enhancement Therapy at Lake Shore Behavioral Health Inc. Receives Foundation Funding

Buffalo, NY – Lake Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. is thrilled to be the recipient of a $77,500 grant from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation to establish a CET (Cognitive Enhancement Therapy) Cleveland™ Program, a state-of-the-art, cognitive remediation model, at Lake Shore's Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) locations. PROS is a recovery model for individuals with a chronic mental illness involving treatment, support and rehabilitation.

CET Cleveland™ is an evidence-based practice developed by The Center for Cognition and Recovery (CCR) which helps people with schizophrenia and related mental illnesses improve their processing speed, cognition (attention, memory and problem solving), social cognition (ability to interact wisely with others) and increase vocational readiness. A curriculum-based model, CET Cleveland™ is conducted over a 48 week period using specialized cognitive computer exercises, social cognition groups along with individual "coaching" sessions. The grant from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation will assist Lake Shore in purchasing the software and comprehensive training needed to implement the CET Cleveland™ program. " We appreciate the support from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation which allows us to be the first organization in New York State to offer the CET Cleveland™ Program," stated John Flynn, LCSW-R, Director of Treatment Services at Lake Shore Behavioral Health. "The success seen at other CET Cleveland™ sites has convinced us of the value of offering this transformative rehabilitation model to our clients."

The Center for Cognition and Recovery (CCR) is a non-profit endeavor developed by JFSA of Cleveland and PLAN of NE Ohio, Inc. to disseminate CET Cleveland™ to other mental health providers. CCR received the 2011 Science and Service Award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMSHA) for successful implementation of a recognized evidence-based intervention shown to treat mental illnesses. For more information on CET Cleveland™ and The Center for Cognition and Recovery please visit www.cetcleveland.org. Located in Key Largo, FL and Amherst, NY, the Patrick P. Lee Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to providing support to non-profit organizations that empower families and communities with the resources needed to create positive change in areas of medical care & research, education, behavioral health and human & community services in parts of Miami/Dade & Monroe Counties in South Florida and Erie & Niagara Counties in New York. For more information, visit www.patrickpleefoundation.org.

Lake Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. provides a comprehensive array of treatment and rehabilitation services aimed at promoting self-sufficiency, wellness and recovery, and an enhanced quality of life for individuals with mental health and addictive disorders. For the past 40 years, Lake Shore has built its reputation as an exceptional provider of mental health and substance abuse services at eight licensed locations throughout Erie County.

Lake Shore Behavioral Health currently operates licensed outpatient programs which include outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinics, Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS), Homeless Services, Case Management, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Vocational Services. Lake Shore also operates a 20 bed residential treatment program for pregnant and parenting women and their children and a 16 bed Safe Haven residence for chronically homeless individuals with mental illnesses.

Lake Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. was incorporated as a 501 (c )(3) nonprofit corporation in 1972. It operates programs licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health and the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. For more information call 716.884.0888 or visit www.lake-shore.org.