Welcome to the newest members of the Sweetser leadership team and congratulations to those promoted to new leadership roles. New Member of Leadership Please welcome Kristie Worster as our new Chief Program Officer. She joins Sweetser after holding both administrative and clinical leadership positions in Maine. She served as an outpatient therapist for several years
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SANFORD, MAINE (February 28th, 2023) – The Sanford and Springvale communities came together to raise $20,000 to support mental health services throughout Maine. Jamming for Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention, is an annual February event at the Sanford Elks Lodge that is the culmination of multiple fundraisers throughout the year to benefit Sweetser’s behavioral
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AUGUSTA, MAINE (February 28th, 2023) – The Maine Legislature has declared Feb. 27- March 5 Eating Disorders Awareness Week, bringing the issue to the forefront in Maine. The resolution, passed today, was introduced by Senator Donna Bailey and will bring important awareness to the issue of eating disorders, which impacts at least 9% of Americans
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Friday, February 10th was Community Mental Health Services Awareness Day in Maine! The legislature passed a resolution making it possible. In conjunction with the added awareness, behavioral health providers across the state held legislative tours to talk about the importance of our services and the road ahead for the entire system with important legislation pending
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Sweetser is excited to announce that we have converted our Belfast campus into offering adult residential services. Like our Waterfall Place in Topsham, we will now be providing Private Non-Medical Institution (PNMI) that serves adults with major mental illness in Belfast. This program is designed to build skills for a successful transition to independent and/or
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This past month, we publicly announced the expansion of our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Brunswick, thanks to a $4 million Federal grant. Our President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer joined our Medical Director Dr. Marc Kaplan, CCBHC Senior Director Danielle Parent, and CCBHC Clinical Director Joey Rossignol in speaking with various news
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OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The Rotary Club of Saco Bay Sunset hosted a free Narcan training session at Old Orchard Beach High School last week. The event drew nearly 70 attendees. Lacey Bailey, a Sweetser Drug & Alcohol Clinician and the York County liaison for the Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone and Safety (OPTIONS)
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BRUNSWICK (January 10th, 2023) – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced a $4 million grant to statewide mental health care provider Sweetser to expand their Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Brunswick. Sweetser is currently the largest provider of mobile crisis services in Maine. In 2021, Sweetser received a $2.9M
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Sweetser is beginning 2023 with two new additions to our Board of Directors—Craig Alie and Anna-Marie DiPasquale. Craig Alie lives in Portsmouth, NH and is Chief Revenue Officer at Computershare. He earned a BA in economics at Colby College. Craig brings his experience drawn from Board roles with Agassiz Village in Poland, ME (past VP
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We’re so excited to announce our brand new Sweetser Store! Available to everyone at www.SweetserStore.org. This a new and engaging way to order your favorite Sweetser branded attire like t-shirts, zip hoodies, and North Face outerwear. There are also various accessories like mugs, tumblers, backpacks, and more! We also have an entire Pride-themed collection. Together let’s
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