about us
A first-of-its-kind collaboration, with leadership and funding from Patrick P. Lee Foundation and support from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, this groundbreaking initiative unites municipal and county government, law enforcement and emergency services, healthcare and behavioral health providers, advocates, and people with lived experience.
The CTC Collaborative was developed to address persistent challenges in the behavioral health crisis response system, including fragmented services, coordination limitations, and ongoing overreliance on law enforcement and 911. The effort is committed to operating in a transparent manner, while utilizing existing knowledge, national expertise and best practices, comprehensive data, and information sharing to achieve meaningful improvements to a somewhat fractured existing structure.
Leadership Team
Sarah Bonk, LMSW
Erie County Commissioner of Mental Health
Lisa Chimera
Deputy County Executive
John Garcia
Erie County Sheriff
Dr. Thomas Quatroche, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Erie County Medical Center
Brian Ross
Commissioner of Central Police Services
Sean Ryan
City of Buffalo Mayor
With support from the Lee Foundation led by:
Jane Mogavero, Esq.
Executive Director, Patrick P. Lee Foundation
Click here to view CTC Collaborative partners
- American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR)
- BestSelf Behavioral Health
- BryLin Hospital
- Cheektowaga Police Department
- City of Buffalo Behavioral Health Team
- City of Buffalo Fire Department
- City of Buffalo Police Department
- Crisis Services
- Endeavor Health Services
- Erie County Central Police services (CPS)
- Erie County Department of Mental Health
- Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)
- Erie County Sheriff’s Office
- Hilbert College
- Horizon Health Corporations
- Jericho Road Community Health Center
- Mental Health Advocates of WNY
- Mental Health Peer Connection, part of the WNY Independent Living Family of Agencies
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Buffalo & Western New York
- New York State Office of Mental Health – Western Field Office
- Partnership for the Public Good (PPG)
- Patrick P. Lee Foundation
- Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
- Recovery Options Made Easy (ROME)
- Restoration Society, Inc.
- Spectrum Health and Human Services
- University at Buffalo, Division of Forensic Psychology
- Value Network IPA, LLC
- Villa Maria College
- West Seneca Police Department