Promising Futures for Children & Families
Sweetser offers support in many ways for your child and your family behavioral health needs. Services are available in your community, including through many primary care offices, in a residential setting, or in your child’s school.
Services For Families
Promising Futures for Adults
Sweetser offers support in many ways for improved adult mental health services — available in your home, or in the community at Sweetser clinics and in many primary care offices.
Services For Adults
Peer-to-Peer Support
It may not be a crisis, but there are times when talking with a peer support specialist who has experience in recovery can make a big difference.
Peer Services
Educational Services
Giving school-aged students the best chance for successful learning, Sweetser’s special education curriculum supports students struggling with social, emotional, and academic challenges.
Educational Services
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Don’t settle for just a paycheck. Choose a job that truly inspires you. Choose a job that could change a life – even your own. Begin your career in mental health with Sweetser, paid training provided. Sign on bonuses for many positions.
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Sweetser offers support in many ways for your child and your family behavioral health needs. Services are available in your community, including through many primary care offices, in a residential setting, or in your child’s school.
Services
It may not be a crisis, but there are times when talking with a peer support specialist who has experience in recovery can make a big difference.
Services
Smiles for Sweetser Comedy Show happening Oct 24th!
Join us at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland for the Smiles for Sweetser Comedy Show – Friday night, October 24th.
Four New England comedians; Amy Tee, Rob Steen, Will Noonan, and Gabriel Perez, will make you laugh out loud, all in support of Sweetser’s mental health mission. 18+ show.
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This means a lot! Thank you for the nomination for Non-Profit Organization of the Year at this year's @oldorchardbeachmaine Awards Banquet! We appreciate being a member of the chamber and being involved in this wonderful community. Congrats to all the other organizations that are making a …difference and we look forward to celebrating all the nominees at the event.
This means a lot! Thank you for the nomination for Non-Profit Organization of the Year at this year's Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce's Awards Banquet! We appreciate being a member of the chamber and being involved in this wonderful community. Congrats to all the other organizations… that are making a difference and we look forward to celebrating all the nominees at the event.
EVENT DETAILS: https://sweetser.ejoinme.org/2025SmilesforSweetser
🚨 VOTING ALERT! Help Sweetser Win A Grant! 🚨
Sweetser has been selected for the @tcfcu_maine’s Better Neighbor Fund contest, and we need your support to secure grant funding!
How You Can Help Us Win:
👉 VOTE WITH LINK IN BIO at VOTESWEETSER.ORG
🗳 You can vote once …per day, every day through October 31st, so bookmark the page and make every day in October count.
Every click helps us provide essential mental health and recovery services to Maine families. 💙
🚨 VOTING ALERT! Help Sweetser Win A Grant! 🚨
Sweetser has been selected for the Town & Country Federal Credit Union’s Better Neighbor Fund contest, and we need your support to secure grant funding!
How You Can Help Us Win:
👉 VOTE HERE: …https://www.tcfcu.com/better-neighbor-fund-voting/
🗳 You can vote once per day, every day through October 31st, so bookmark the page and make every day in October count.
Every click helps us provide essential mental health and recovery services to Maine families. 💙
Sweetser leadership was well represented at the National Crisis Continuum Conference CrisisCon 2025 in Indianapolis this week! ✈️
Our team—including President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, Chief Growth Officer Joanne Grant, and Director of Crisis Services Elise Chase—joined the …Crisis Residential Association and the International Council for Helplines for 2.5 days of in-depth discussions. 🧠🤝
As Maine's largest mobile crisis provider, it was invaluable to connect with other providers nationwide! We gathered insights on various topics including:
✨ Trauma-Informed Crisis Response
📈 Sustaining High-Quality Crisis Programs
Great learning and growth for better serving our communities! 💖 #CrisisCon25
Sweetser leadership was well represented at the National Crisis Continuum Conference CrisisCon 2025 in Indianapolis this week! ✈️
Our team—including President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, Chief Growth Officer Joanne Grant, and Director of Crisis Services Elise Chase—joined the …Crisis Residential Association and the International Council for Helplines for 2.5 days of in-depth discussions. 🧠🤝
As Maine's largest mobile crisis provider, it was invaluable to connect with other providers nationwide! We gathered insights on various topics including:
✨ Trauma-Informed Crisis Response
📈 Sustaining High-Quality Crisis Programs
Great learning and growth for better serving our communities! 💖 #CrisisCon25
WGME: Sweetser's Communications Officer, Justin Chenette, emphasizes the program's focus on accessibility. "We don’t want the treatment itself to feel like a barrier to someone’s recovery journey," says Chenette. “This program meets individuals where they’re at in their …lives without judgment and with a clear path towards hope.”
Sweetser, a leading behavioral health organization in Maine, has launched a new Substance Use Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Brunswick.
wgme.comAccording to SAMHSA, 48 million people experienced a substance use disorder, but only one in five people who needed treatment actually received it. That is why Sweetser is stepping up.
Sweetser has launched a flexible Substance Use Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at our Brunswick Hope …& Healing Center! 🎗️
Structured yet Flexible: Get personalized, evidence-based treatment while keeping up with work, school, and family.
Convenient Schedule: Sessions are 3 days a week, 3 hours each, for 6 weeks.
Community Focused: Find support and connection with peers.
Accessible Care: Open to anyone 18+ with approved insurance.
Ready for a clear path toward hope? Self-refer or learn more:
📞 Call the PromiseLine at 800-434-3000
📧 Email info@sweetser.org
📍 Visit us at 329 Bath Road, Brunswick.
Just a couple of friendly greeters on our Saco campus. 🦙
Just a couple of friendly greeters on our Saco campus. 🦙
Sweetser attended the OOB Fall Fest in Veteran’s Memorial Park. Our Chief Communications Officer, Justin Chenette, was the emcee again this year, disguised as the Cat in the Hat. The event featured lots of free family activities and we had lots of interest in our giant Connect Four game and …mental health resources. 🍂🎃
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