Maine’s mental health safety net is at a critical crossroads as federal funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics begins to expire. In this WMTW Mental Health Moment, Sweetser CFO John McAnuff explains how the CCBHC model—through Sweetser’s Hope & Healing Centers in Sanford, Brunswick, and Lewiston—has expanded same-day, walk‑in access to mental health and substance use care for adults and children across Maine.
He also discusses why proposed legislation, LD 721, is essential to sustaining these services, protecting access for uninsured and underinsured Mainers, and strengthening the state’s behavioral health system. Learn what’s at stake and how you can help urge lawmakers to fund this vital investment in mental health care.
You can learn more about our Hope & Healing Centers here.