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.
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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.
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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.
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Giving school-aged students the best chance for successful learning, Sweetser’s special education curriculum supports students struggling with social, emotional, and academic challenges.
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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.
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Sweetser opens new Peer Center in Brunswick
Learn more about this free community resource for those struggling with mental health and recovery…
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Senator Henry Ingwersen is our 2025 recipient of the Sweetser Star – Legislative Champion award!
He is currently the Senate Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee and represents Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, and Lyman.
Sen. Ingwersen was instrumental in …advocating for $2 million in initial funds to aid in the construction of Maine’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility, a project for which Sweetser received the DHHS contract for our Saco campus. With his efforts, the HHS Committee was unanimous in its recommendation to include these funds in the budget before the full legislature signed off.
Sen. Ingwersen has also introduced additional legislation for the upcoming January session to secure the last remaining funds needed for full construction to begin and to ensure this critical program will open for Maine’s most at-risk youth.
Thank you, Senator Ingwersen, for your advocacy and leadership in championing mental health and for your commitment to supporting Maine children in need.
Pictured here from left to right: Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, Senator Henry Ingwersen, & Sweetser Chief Communications Officer Justin Chenette.
Senator Henry Ingwersen is our 2025 recipient of the Sweetser Star – Legislative Champion award!
He is currently the Senate Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee and represents Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, and Lyman.
Sen. Ingwersen was instrumental in …advocating for $2 million in initial funds to aid in the construction of Maine’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility, a project for which Sweetser received the DHHS contract for our Saco campus. With his efforts, the HHS Committee was unanimous in its recommendation to include these funds in the budget before the full legislature signed off.
Sen. Ingwersen has also introduced additional legislation for the upcoming January session to secure the last remaining funds needed for full construction to begin and to ensure this critical program will open for Maine’s most at-risk youth.
Thank you, Senator Ingwersen, for your advocacy and leadership in championing mental health and for your commitment to supporting Maine children in need.
Pictured here from left to right: Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, Senator Henry Ingwersen, & Sweetser Chief Communications Officer Justin Chenette.
We are honored to present the team @wmtwtv with our first-ever Sweetser Star Media Partner in Hope award! 🏆
WMTW demonstrates the importance of local TV news and the power of the visual medium in telling stories that make a difference in people’s lives.
We have recently hit …over 100 episodes of their weekly live Mental Health Moment segment! It’s quite an accomplishment to think of all the topics, experts, and resources we’ve been able to highlight together.
WMTW Channel 8’s commitment to covering mental health goes beyond this segment, though. It is showcased through their mental health television specials and, most recently, in events that bring people together, like their Spring into Hope Maine Fashion Show, which helps fuel our mission.
Their efforts truly save lives.
We appreciate WMTW News Director Amy Beveridge, WMTW Anchor @mtorjie, and the WMTW marketing team for attending our Cookies & Cocktails event to receive the recognition.
We are honored to present the team at WMTW-TV Channel 8 with our first-ever Sweetser Star Media Partner in Hope award! 🏆
WMTW demonstrates the importance of local TV news and the power of the visual medium in telling stories that make a difference in people’s lives.
We have… recently hit over 100 episodes of their weekly live Mental Health Moment segment! It’s quite an accomplishment to think of all the topics, experts, and resources we’ve been able to highlight together.
WMTW Channel 8’s commitment to covering mental health goes beyond this segment, though. It is showcased through their mental health television specials and, most recently, in events that bring people together, like their Spring into Hope Maine Fashion Show, which helps fuel our mission.
Their efforts truly save lives.
Pictured here from left to right: WMTW News Director Amy Beveridge, WMTW Anchor Meghan Torjussen WMTW, Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, & Sweetser Chief Communications Officer Justin Chenette.
Reducing the stigma attached to seeking #mentalhealth treatment and support is truly a team effort. It’s not something that can be done alone and certainly not without a strong media partner. We have that in @wmtwtv.
The @portlandpressherald Toy Fund has been supporting families in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Androscoggin, and Knox counties since 1949.
This year, the Toy Fund is supporting 30 Sweetser families in some of our community-based programs, including 56 children. The fund is made …possible by donations from readers of the Portland Press Herald.
Our Volunteer & Intern Manager, Karen Dow, coordinated the effort and is helping to distribute the toys to the programs, where our families will receive the gifts. Thank you, Press Herald!
The Portland Press Herald Toy Fund has been supporting families in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Androscoggin, and Knox counties since 1949.
This year, the Toy Fund is supporting 30 Sweetser families in some of our community-based programs, including 56 children. The fund is made …possible by donations from readers of the Portland Press Herald.
Our Volunteer & Intern Manager, Karen Dow, coordinated the effort and is helping to distribute the toys to the programs, where our families will receive the gifts. Thank you, Press Herald!
It's National Cookie Day! 🍪
Shout out to Reilly's Bakery for the wonderfully decorated cookies for our Cookies & Cocktails Donor Appreciation event at the Lincoln! They created some delicious Sweetser STARS to give out as a thank you to the individuals and partners who …helped fuel our critical mission this past year.
It’s National Cookie Day! 🍪
Shout out to @reillysbakery for the wonderfully decorated cookies for our Cookies & Cocktails Donor Appreciation event at the @lincolnhotelmaine! They created some delicious Sweetser STARS to give out as a thank you to the individuals and partners who …helped fuel our critical mission this past year.
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity—and locally at Sweetser, we believe that HOPE TAKES ACTION. 💛
We provide critical mental health services to individuals and families who need our support, but we can’t do it without you.
Your donations help amplify our …impact of providing hope and healing to more Mainers in need of mental health and substance use treatment. Every Mainer deserves access to care.
Sweetser envisions a world where mental health stigma is eliminated, and access to treatment and recovery is possible for all. Your support today gets us one step closer to making that a reality.
Fuel some hope and amplify our impact today: https://www.sweetser.org/donate
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity—and locally at Sweetser, we believe that HOPE TAKES ACTION. 💛
We provide critical mental health services to individuals and families who need our support, but we can’t do it without you.
Your donations help amplify our …impact of providing hope and healing to more Mainers in need of mental health and substance use treatment. Every Mainer deserves access to care.
Sweetser envisions a world where mental health stigma is eliminated, and access to treatment and recovery is possible for all. Your support today gets us one step closer to making that a reality.
Fuel our mission and amplify our impact today: https://www.sweetser.org/support/donate/
🎄 Be a Sweetser Secret Santa! 🎁
The holidays can be challenging for children in our crisis and residential programs. For many, the gifts received through this program are the only ones they'll open all season.
Your generosity means so much more than a toy—it delivers …a moment of pure joy and lets a child know that someone truly cares about them. ❤️
3-Step Guide to Giving:
❄️Click to shop our Amazon Registry with the link in our bio.
❄️Select a wish from a child.
❄️Check out!
Help our Sweetser elves get gifts wrapped in time!
Deadline: December 17th
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