Online and Other Self-Care Resources

Below are some links to other self-care resources available on the Internet, University at Buffalo websites, local Buffalo area self-care resources, and some suggestions for fun things to do in the area over the school year. (If you find a link that no longer works, please let us know.)

Self-Care Websites

American Psychological Association Help Center: Information on work and school, family and relationships, health and emotional wellness, publications, and more

Guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry online

Mental Health Matters: Mental health, self help and psychology information and resources

Social Work Search: Information on mental health, substance abuse, employment, practice, licensing, professional organizations, research methods and statistics, and more

Fried Social Worker: Provides resources, articles, strategies for preventing and addressing burnout in the Social Work profession

Trauma Information, Training, Professional Organizations

Figley Institute (Dr. Charles Figley): Training and continuing education programs for those who provide relief to emotionally traumatized individuals and communities

www.istss.org/Home.htm
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

www.isst-d.org/
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

www.Greencross.org
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology: Establishes and maintains professionalism and high standards for the field of traumatology

www.sidran.org
Sidran Institute (Dr. Beth Stamm): Provides traumatic stress education, advocacy, resources, and training

www.trauma-pages.com/trauma.php
Provides resources and articles developed by David Baldwin, PhD on trauma and traumatic stress

www.acestudy.org/
Adverse Childhood Events Study: Provides summaries of the ongoing results of the ACE Study.

University at Buffalo Websites

University at Buffalo Counseling Center
ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/
Self-Assessment Program: On-line Screening, mental health, wellness, and safety promotion resources, UB Well Program, groups

University at Buffalo Student Health
www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/shs/student-health/

University at Buffalo LGBTQ Services at UB
wellness.buffalo.edu/wes/lgbtq.php

University at Buffalo Rape & Other Sexual Violence Prevention
www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/shs/wes/rapesa.php

University at Buffalo Career Services
www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/career/
Finding campus jobs, mentors, career planning

University at Buffalo Judicial Affairs & Student Advocacy
www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/judicial/
Mediation program, rules and regulations, student-wide judiciary,
student advocate

University at Buffalo University Police
www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/public-safety/
Alerts, theft prevention

University at Buffalo Student Response Center
sarfs.buffalo.edu/src.php
Information on registering for classes, student records, financial aid, paying bills, administrative policies and procedures, university academic policies, graduate school, veterans affairs

Greater Buffalo Websites

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Greater Buffalo Area
www.ny-aa.org/local/buffalo/

Save Our Selves: Secular Organizations for Sobriety
www.sossobriety.org/meetings/states.htm#New%20York
Western New York meetings list

Women for Sobriety
www.womenforsobriety.org/
A non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Western New York
www.nawny.org/

Mental Health Association of Erie County
www.eriemha.org/
Information and referral services, mental health, veterans programs, healthy eating, and more

Crisis Services
www.crisisservices.org/
24-hour hotline, suicide prevention, rape and domestic violence services, mental health information, trauma services, referrals

Buffalo Spree Magazine List of Top Local Physicians
www.buffalospree.com/Buffalo-Spree/Top-Doctors/index.php

Himalayan Institute of Buffalo
www.himalayaninstitute.org/
Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, special events, training

Taoist Tai Chi Society, Buffalo, NY Branch
buffalo.newyork.usa.taoist.org/

Buffalo Line Dancing Locations
www.buffalonydancing.com/

Greater Buffalo Massage Therapists Listing
www.yellowpages.com/buffalo-ny/massage-therapists

Some Things to Do in Greater Buffalo

While in Buffalo and its environs you can enjoy many great restaurants, go to the movies, have fun at lots of nightclubs where you can dance ‘til you drop, stroll innumerable music, craft, and food festivals, or attend plays and concerts. Below are some ideas that you might consider as options for your self-care plan.

Delaware Park in Buffalo
A beautiful park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed Central Park in New York City. Below are some of these things that you can do within Delaware Park.

Shakespeare in Delaware Park
www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org/
Plays by Shakespeare have been produced for 35 seasons in the Park. There are 2 plays every summer, talks with the directors before the play on Tuesdays, and music before the play on Wednesdays. Free.

Buffalo Zoo
300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 837-3900
www.buffalozoo.org/index.html
Accessible through Delaware Park, is a great place to visit any time of the year. Some of the highlights include the elephants, giraffes, polar bears, Indian tiger, zebra, and the snow leopards. Before you visit, check the website to see if there are any special exhibits that are rotating through.

Go for a jog
Within Delaware Park there are several miles of trails that weave in and out of the park, as well as a four-mile loop around Hoyt Lake. In addition, you can jog or do sprint workouts around the track located within the park.

Relax with a picnic or barbeque
There are plenty of places to sit down in Delaware Park and enjoy a bite to eat, including many picnic tables and benches. You are allowed to barbecue as well, but you must provide your own grill.

Join a game of baseball, tennis or basketball
There are several baseball diamonds, tennis courts and basketball courts located in Delaware Park.

Autumn in Buffalo

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
2655 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY (716) 696-3555
www.buffalogardens.com/
Beautiful gardens you can enjoy any time of year with a wide range of plants and flowers. There are classes, special events, holiday programs, and more. Open all year.

Tifft Nature Preserve
1200 Fuhrmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY (716) 896-5200 X 338 or 825-6397
www.sciencebuff.org
Operated by the Buffalo Museum of Science, a 264 acre nature refuge dedicated to conservation and environmental education. Consists of ponds, marshes, and woodlands for bird watching, fishing, snowshoe rental, and cross-country skiing.

Woodlawn Beach State Park
S-3580 Lakeshore Road, Blasdell, NY (716) 826-1930
Great place for a fall walk along the lake on the one mile long sand beach. A nature center/bathhouse complex with exhibits about the park’s natural history is connected to the beach by an interpretive nature boardwalk through the wooded wetlands.

Roycroft Campus
31 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY (716) 655-0261
www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com
Original “Arts & Crafts” campus has events, walking tours July-September, craft shop, restaurant and inn

The Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival
11199 Main Street, Clarence, NY
www.greatpumpkinfarm.com/
Food, spooky haunted house, Boo Barn, amusement rides, hayrides, pumpkins, and more.

Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway #1, Buffalo, NY (716) 896-5200
www.sciencebuff.org
Multiple programs for adults and kids, special exhibits, 400 seat 3-D auditorium, hands –on exhibits, the most complete record of life of the greater Niagara Region along with exhibits on space, dinosaurs, life in ancient Egypt, gems, and more. Open all year.

Forest Lawn Cemetery
1411 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY (716) 885-1600
www.forest-lawn.com
Beautiful 269-acre cemetery is on the State and National registers of historic places. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1849 it includes the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Blue Sky Mausoleum. It is the final resting place of famous African Americans Mary B. Talbert and Reverend J. Edward Nash as well as President Millard Fillmore and Seneca Nation orator Red Jacket. Guided tours in summer; open year round.

Winter in Buffalo

Kissing Bridge
Route 240, Colden, NY
www.kbski.com
Skiing, snow boarding, tubing, lessons, food, bar, music

Rotary Ice Skating Rink
40 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY (716) 856-3150
www.buffaloplace.com
Free skating located at the corner of Main and Chippewa Streets in Fountain Plaza, concession and skate rental counters

Tifft Nature Preserve
Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing

Christmas in the Country Craft Show
5600 McKinley Parkway
Hamburg Fairgrounds,
Hamburg, NY (716) 648 9733
mmv@ecfair.org
Early November annual craft show voted one of the best in the country with hundreds of vendors and artisans

Buffalo Zoo
Open year round

Buffalo Museum of Science
Open year round

Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY (716) 882-8700
Modern and contemporary art, art from different styles and cultures, gift shop, tours, library, restaurant. Open year round

Burchfield Penney Art Center
Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY (716) 878-6011 www.burchfieldpenney.org/
Artwork by artists from the Buffalo, Niagara, and Western New York area, special events, and educational programming. Open year round.

Broadway Market Christmas Food Fair (November)
(716) 893-0705
www.broadwaymarket.com

First Night Buffalo
(716) 635-4959
www.firstnightbuffalo.org
Many free downtown Buffalo events with great fireworks at midnight

Spring in Buffalo

Knox Farm State Park
437 Buffalo Rd., East Aurora, NY (716) 655-7200
www.nysparks.com/parks/163/details.aspx
Former country estate of Knox family, scenic trails, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, farm animals, Audubon tours

Vidler’s 5 & 10 Store
676-694 Main St, East Aurora, NY (716) 452-0481
www.vidlers5and10.com/
Nostalgic country variety store with an enormous variety of merchandise in the center of lovely East Aurora

Plantasia: Artistry in Bloom
Agri-Center and Expo Building
Erie County Fairgrounds
5600 McKinley Parkway
Hamburg,NY
Gardening and landscape show featuring theme gardens, free education seminars, children’s discovery center, and market

Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY (716) 847-1773
www.buffalonavalpark.org
All branches of the Armed Forces are represented in this Buffalo waterfront attraction. Tours of decks and hulls of missile cruisers, destroyers, and WWII submarines are available as well as planes, tanks, uniforms, and other military artifacts.

Cofeld Judaic Museum Of Temple Beth Zion
805 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY (716) 836-6565
www.tbz.org
The temple houses a magnificent collection of more than a thousand Judaic artifacts dating from 10th Century to the present, on display in three rooms.

Holland Tulip Festival
(716) 652-8444
Games, food, entertainment

Elmwood @ Bidwell Farmer’s Market
(716) 856-4533
999 Broadway - Buffalo, NY 14212
www.elmwoodvillage.org
8am-1pm locally produced fruits, flowers, veggies

Niagara Falls Information
www.niagara-usa.com
The U. S. side of the Falls has many attractions including helicopter rides over the Falls, site-seeing tours, casino, tours, and yes, a wedding chapel. Below are some of the main attractions.

Maid of the Mist boat rides up to the falls are lots of fun and wet, slickers provided

Cave of the Winds where you can climb the stairs and be 20 feet from Bridal Falls, wet, slickers provided

The Aquarium has fish and aquatic life from the Great Lakes as well as the rest of the water world

Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the nation, 400 acres, trails, Cave of the Winds, islands, picnic area, visitor’s center with a movie theatre which features about the Falls, viewmoblie at Prospect Point, and gift shop

Whirlpool State Park is 2.5 miles north of the Falls with amazing view of the Giant Whirlpool and powerful rapids of the Niagara River. The park has 109 acres with bike trails, picnic tables, playground, fishing, and cross-country skiing in the winter.

Niagara Gorge Discovery Center is a geological museum with a 13-minute show of the history of the Gorge and the Falls, hands-on displays, and a spectacular view of the Niagara River and Gorge.

The Official Travel Resource for Buffalo & Niagara Falls
www.visitbuffaloniagara.com