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Posted 1 day, 4 hours ago
Sweetser’s 20thAnnual Sold on Kids Auction presented by Key Bank raised $86,000. The annual fundraising auction and dinner has been held for the past 20 years, with funds going directly back to Sweetser programs designed to help those with mental and behavioral health issues. “We always look forward to this event. To see such...
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
As part of National Volunteer Week, Sweetser has acknowledged the efforts of the many volunteers, board members and corporators, who during 2011 collectively logged 45,863 volunteer hours. That translates to $979,634. The Sweetser Volunteer Celebration was held on April 25, in Saco. The celebration included a country-and-western theme, as well...
Posted 3 weeks ago
Many of the Sweetser Training Institute's May workshops still have openings. Please see the information below for descriptions, dates and cost. If you would like to register for a course, please do so by visiting
Posted 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Sweetser has embarked on two new programs in partnership with the Passamaquoddy Tribe. Sweetser now provides psychiatric care to those patients at the Passamaquoddy Health Center at Indian Township. The process began months ago, when Sweetser's Director of Special Programs Dean Bailey met with Nakia Dana, Director of Passamaquoddy Health...
Posted on 04/03/2012 at 09:15 am
Wiscasset, ME – Sweetser has partnered with Wiscasset Family Medicine, a primary care practice, to provide behavioral health services to patients there. Often, many primary care practices do not have their own psychiatrist or behavioral health practitioner and have to refer patients out for those services. Nationwide, patients...
Posted on 03/23/2012 at 10:00 am
Sweetser has been reaccredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), a national association that accredits public agencies and private providers of child and family services and behavioral health services. "This is an important achievement for our organization, as the COA reaccreditation attests to Sweetser's commitment to providing the...
Posted on 02/28/2012 at 09:30 am
Sweetser's Learning and Recovery Center, and now the Learning and Recovery Center Too (LRC Too) are peer-run programs, and staffed by trained people who have personal experience with mental illness and recovery. Sweetser peers work to build relationships that are mutually supportive during times of wellness or crisis. Both programs provide an...
Posted on 02/24/2012 at 09:15 am
Sweetser's 6th Annual Cabin Fever Art Show and Sale is scheduled for March 6-8, at the 329 Bath Road location. A noon reception and luncheon scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, will help kick-off the event. The show will be open daily from 9:00am - 5:00pm and will feature art in various mediums, including paintings, photographs, textiles and...
Posted on 02/17/2012 at 04:00 pm
Sweetser's outpatient office in Brunswick has added to their team of integrated professionals offering psychological assessments (i.e. psychological testing) for children and adults. Starting February 20, there will be timely access to psychological assessments at Sweetser's 329 Bath Road facility. Psychological assessments are a helpful...
Posted on 02/17/2012 at 02:00 pm
Sweetser has received a grant totaling $16,225 from the Billy Weiss Foundation. The funds will be used for clients in the Rockland and Mid Coast region for emergency needs. The Billy Weiss Foundation based in Rockland, was established in 1999 by Louise Weiss, in memory of her son who had some mental challenges. Mrs. Weiss wanted to be able to...
I was a 2002 resident at the Sweeter Family Focus Program in Saco and then a student at the Saco School for a year and a half. Sweetser saved my life, saved my family, and led us to bigger and better things. Sweetser helped me become the person I was born and raised to be. What I learned at S...
Sweetser’s 20th Annual Sold on Kids Auction Raises $86,000 - Sweetser’s 20thAnnual Sold on Kids Auction presented by Key Bank raised $86,000. The... more
Sweetser Volunteers Recognized During Annual Awards Celebration - As part of National Volunteer Week, Sweetser has acknowledged the efforts of the many... more
Sweetser Training Institute Offers Great Workshops in May - Many of the Sweetser Training Institute's May workshops still have openings. Please see the... more
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