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
Higher Ground: Family of Soul
Join us for an unforgettable evening of blues and soul hits from the ’60s and ’70s at Sweetser’s Higher Ground Concert, presented by Kennebec Savings Bank!
Enjoy live music, a cash bar, and a night of great entertainment while supporting Sweetser’s work of providing critical mental health services to children, adults, and families across Maine.
The evening will feature a special guest performance by Julia Gagnon, the Maine-born singer and 2024 American Idol Top 7 finalist. Her powerful voice and soulful style will make this a night to remember.
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We're grateful for the local businesses that continue to rally behind Sweetser's mission of providing critical mental health services to Mainers!
🍖 @moesbbqscarborough recently hosted a community night benefiting Sweetser! Sweetser's Director of Development, Jodie Hansen,Read more stopped by to accept the donation check. A big thank-you to Moe's and everyone who came out to enjoy some delicious BBQ for a great cause!
👻⛳ @aquaboggan got into the spooky spirit with its Ghoulish Golf fundraiser! Sweetser's Development Specialist, Liz Smith, was on hand sharing mental health resources and connecting with community members throughout the event.
A huge THANK YOU to both businesses for finding fun and creative ways to give back! Community partnerships like these help us continue bringing hope, healing, and support to individuals and families across Maine. 💚
We're grateful for the local businesses that continue to rally behind Sweetser's mission of providing critical mental health services to Mainers!
🍖Moe's Original Bar B Que- Scarborough, Maine recently hosted a community night benefiting Sweetser! Sweetser's Director Read moreof Development, Jodie Hansen, stopped by to accept the donation check. A big thank-you to Moe's and everyone who came out to enjoy some delicious BBQ for a great cause!
👻⛳ Aquaboggan Waterpark got into the spooky spirit with its Ghoulish Golf fundraiser! Sweetser's Development Specialist, Liz Smith, was on hand sharing mental health resources and connecting with community members throughout the event.
A huge THANK YOU to both businesses for finding fun and creative ways to give back! Community partnerships like these help us continue bringing hope, healing, and support to individuals and families across Maine. 💚
🍻 Raise a glass to hope and healing!
We’re teaming up with @definitivebrewing in Portland to sip, savor, and support our mission TONIGHT!
From 6–8 p.m., 20% of all draft sales will be donated to Sweetser, helping us continue providing critical behavioral health services to Read morecommunities across Maine. Cheers to making a difference together! Please drink responsibly.
🍻 Raise a glass to hope and healing!
We’re teaming up with Definitive Brewing Company in Portland to sip, savor, and support our mission TONIGHT!
From 6–8 p.m., 20% of all draft sales will be donated to Sweetser, helping us continue providing critical behavioral health Read moreservices to communities across Maine. Cheers to making a difference together! Please drink responsibly.
FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING IN SANFORD 🧠
Learn how to recognize warning signs, offer support, and connect someone to help. Sweetser is offering a free, in-person Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training.
📅 Thursday, November 12
🕙 10 a.m.–noon
Read more📍 @sanfordcommunityadulted
Led by Sweetser’s certified QPR trainers, this evidence-based, nonclinical course teaches practical skills for suicide prevention and intervention. Participants who complete the full two-hour training receive QPR Gatekeeper certification through the QPR Institute.
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FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING IN SANFORD 🧠
Learn how to recognize warning signs, offer support, and connect someone to help. Sweetser is offering a free, in-person Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training.
📅 Thursday, November 12
🕙 10 a.m.–noon
Read more📍 Sanford Community Adult Education
Led by Sweetser’s certified QPR trainers, this evidence-based, nonclinical course teaches practical skills for suicide prevention and intervention. Participants who complete the full two-hour training receive QPR Gatekeeper certification through the QPR Institute.
Register Here: https://www.sweetser.org/training-institute-course/293-qpr-gatekeeper-training-suicide-prevention-and-intervention-in-person/
Sweetser's Director of Crisis Services, Elise Chase, Chief Growth Officer, Joanne Grant, and Clinical Crisis Supervisor, Jericca Perkins, presented to the Gardiner Rotary Club about our new mobile crisis services in the area, 988 crisis line, and other Sweetser services throughout Kennebec Read moreCounty.
Sweetser's Director of Crisis Services, Elise Chase, Chief Growth Officer, Joanne Grant, and Clinical Crisis Supervisor, Jericca Perkins, presented to the Gardiner Rotary Club #6301 on our new mobile crisis services in the area, 988 crisis line, and other Sweetser services throughout Kennebec Read moreCounty.
🎃👻 GAME ON for Halloween at Sweetser! 🎮🍬
🎃👻 GAME ON for Halloween at Sweetser! 🎮🍬
🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM SWEETSER 👻
Our administrative building in Saco got a video game-inspired makeover for Halloween! From Super Mario and Pac-Man to Madden NFL, Sonic the Hedgehog, Minecraft, and The Legend of Zelda, our staff brought some gaming favorites to life with creative Read moredecorations!
The best part? Welcoming students from Sweetser's Special Purpose School, residential program, and crisis unit for some trick-or-treating fun! 🍭 It was a wonderful opportunity to share some smiles, sweet treats, and Halloween spirit with our students.
A big thank you to our staff who went above and beyond to make this a fun and memorable celebration for everyone! 🧡
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