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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Behavioral health providers hope to inspire more people into the field to meet the growing demand for services. We spoke to @connorclementtv @wmtwtv about the workforce challenges we face and the opportunities to make a real difference in people's lives.

Behavioral health providers hope to inspire more people into the field to meet the growing demand for services. We spoke to Connor Clement at WMTW-TV about the workforce challenges we face and the opportunities to make a real difference in people's lives. See our open positions: https://www.sweetserjobs.org/careers.

Sweetser team members spoke to News Center Maine about the collective trauma that Mainers can still be experiencing 6 months after the tragedy in Lewiston and various strategies and resources available along the path towards healing together. Story in bio.

Sweetser team members spoke to News Center Maine about the collective trauma that Mainers can still be experiencing 6 months after the tragedy in Lewiston and various strategies and resources available along the path towards healing together. STORY: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/mental-health/lets-talk-about-it/lets-talk-about-it-healing-six-months-after-lewiston-maine-mass-shooting/97-6fa5f395-10ef-4a36-aadb-e11826b2eafc

Sweetser staff attended @nationalcouncil's #NatCon 2024 in St. Louis. The annual event is the largest mental health and substance use treatment conference in the world, and a wonderful opportunity for attendees to learn and to network with the ultimate goal of increasing one's impact in the field, at one's organization and in one's community. Staff who attended include: Jayne Van Bramer, Joanne Grant, Wendy Anders, Joey Rossignol, Hannah Williams, Alaina Knox, Steve Nesky, & Mason Cashman. In addition to the many educational sessions, highlights of the event included keynote speaker Former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Sweetser staff attended National Council for Mental Wellbeing's #NatCon 2024 in St. Louis. The annual event is the largest mental health and substance use treatment conference in the world, and a wonderful opportunity for attendees to learn and to network with the ultimate goal of increasing one's impact in the field, at one's organization and in one's community. Staff who attended include:
Jayne Van Bramer, Joanne Grant, Wendy Anders, Joey Rossignol, Hannah Williams, Alaina Knox, Steve Nesky, & Mason Cashman.
In addition to the many educational sessions, highlights of the event included keynote speaker Former First Lady Michelle Obama.

We’re looking for a Special Education Teacher to join our compassionate team of educators at our Special Purpose Private School in Saco. Help prepare students for meaningful lives by contributing to their educational and emotional development. Comprehensive educational clinical approach in a small classroom. High school & elementary aged students. Learn more: https://www.sweetserjobs.org/careers/

Greely High School's chapter of KyleCares / Active Minds Club is helping to get young people involved in mental health and help reduce the stigma to seeking support. Sweetser distributed hundreds of mental health resource bags to participants in their upcoming 5K race to benefit mental health awareness.

Sweetser distributed hundreds of mental health resource bags to participants in the upcoming 5K race to benefit mental health awareness. Greely High School's chapter of KyleCares/ Active Minds Club is helping to get young people involved in mental health and help reduce the stigma to seeking support. Race details: https://www.adventuresignup.com/Race/Events/ME/CumberlandCenter/GHSMentalHealthMatters5k

Sweetser's President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer will be participating as a judge in the upcoming Start Summit on teen mental wellness that the Roux Institute at Northeastern University is putting on. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/446wP3W.

In the 6 months since the tragedy in Lewiston, collective trauma can still be something people experience and need help with. Sweetser team members Dr. Marc Kaplan, Wendy Anders, and Steve Nesky spoke to Amanda Hill at NEWS CENTER Maine about how to process these feelings and the resources available. Together, we remain Lewiston Strong.

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