Mission, Vision & Values
Sweetser's Mission
Sweetser's mission is to provide quality treatment, support and hope to children, families and adults through a network of mental and behavioral health, developmental, and educational services.
Sweetser's Vision
Helping people create promising futures.
Sweetser’s Values
In support of our Mission and Vision, we respect, value and promote:
- Dignity, respect, and compassion for all people
- The highest quality standards in our work
- Accountability to those we serve for the ethical, effective, and efficient use of resources
- The creative contributions of dedicated staff and volunteers
- Professional excellence through on-going training in best practices and Continuous Quality Improvement
- The importance of family, community, and other significant connections in the provision of individualized, responsive care
- A commitment to providing leadership in developing a responsive and innovative service-delivery system on the regional and state level
- A strong network of community partnerships
- An active advocacy program
What Our Clients Are Saying
Back in 2004, our son had an 8-week stay at the Sweetser Crisis Stabilization Unit in Saco. Some of the best social coaching work that was ever done with him around developing coping strategies and using words to vocalize how he was feeling occurred during that time. The skills that he learned...

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Suicide Safer Care Training Portal Launched for Clinicians - In partnership with the Maine CDC, Sweetser has launched a Suicide Safer Care training portal ... more