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Sweetser Employee Elected Association President

Posted on 06/26/2005 at 09:23 am

Kelly Staples, program coordinator for Sweetser's Learning & Recovery Center in Brunswick, was recently elected president of the Maine Association of Peer Support and Recovery Centers (MAPSRC). Previously called All Clubs, the association has been operating since the mid 1990s. Its membership includes the approximately 20 peer centers and social clubs across the State of Maine.

Peer centers and social clubs serve individuals who are recovering from a mental illness or trauma, providing support, resources and social activities. Peer programs have been gaining recognition in recent years for their proven effectiveness in reducing the need for more intensive and costly treatment services, such as hospitalization.

Staples's vision for MAPSRC is to create a clearinghouse for peer related resources, where information for consumers of mental health services can be shared. She plans to work to grow peer services across the state of Maine and develop a renewed focus on training.

For more information about MAPSRC, contact Kelly Staples at 373-4277.

With a history dating back to 1828, Sweetser is Maine's most comprehensive behavioral and mental health care organization dedicated to serving children, adults and families. Sweetser offers services that address emotional disturbances, mental illness, behavioral disorders and learning disabilities through an array of educational programs, preventive services, community-support services and residential homes.

Contact: Heather Chandler, Assistant Director of Communications, 294-4430