Lake Shore Behavioral Health offers confidential outpatient treatment to individuals experiencing problems related to the abuse of alcohol or other drugs. Services include individual, family and group counseling. The program also operates a specialized program for pregnant and parenting women. The staff represents a variety of professional backgrounds and functions as a team in order to assure high quality, individualized treatment. Vocational staff are available to assist individuals with job placement and job retention services

In addition to treatment for adults, Lake Shore Behavioral Health offers outpatient chemical dependency treatment for teens. This treatment program is designed for adolescents ages 11-17 and includes both treatment and community support services to promote recovery from substance abuse. Teens improve individual and family functioning and increase pro-social involvement in the community. Collaborating agencies include The Joan A. Male Family Support Center and The Erie County Council on the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (ECCPASA).