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2,654
Children worked with Sweetser school-based clinicians last year
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Mobile crisis interventions supported
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Children and adults received Sweetser services last year
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Appreciate everyone who turned out for our 2nd Ice Skate for Sweetser event! Always fun enjoying Maine’s winter season, bringing people together through movement, and reducing the stigma attached to seeking mental health support. Thank you to Martin’s Point for sponsoring and to the Family Ice Center for donating the ice. If you couldn’t make it but would like to fuel therapy for a family in need of treatment, please consider a donation today Sweetser’s.org/donate (link in bio).
Jan 26
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Your weekly Mental Health Moment: Physical activity has been shown to have a positive impact on our mood. It can make us feel good. Even a short burst of movement can:
✔️Release endorphins to relieve stress
✔️Increase energy
✔️Improve sleep, which helps manage mood
✔️Create mental reset
✔️Outlet for negative emotions
✔️Improve self-esteem and mood
✔️Give you a sense of achievement
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Jan 25
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Get ready to enjoy winter! ❄️⛸️
Our Ice Skate for Sweetser, presented by Martin`s Point Health Care, is a FREE family event happening Saturday January 25th from 5-6PM. Grab your own skates and join us on the ice at the Falmouth Family Ice Center. Enjoy indoor and outdoor skate. Donations are welcome to support youth mental health programs at Sweetser.
Jan 23
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1 year anniversary! We opened our Sanford Hope & Healing Center, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, last January. Since then, we have helped more Mainers get access to mental health and substance use treatment. We are so proud of our team in Sanford for their dedication to serving York County. We accept walk-in clients without an appointment Mondays and Wednesdays 10AM – 3PM at 863 Main Street.
Jan 22
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Sweetser’s new Fresh Start residential program in Saco treats mental health challenges, prevents homelessness, and gives young Mainers a successful foundation to draw upon when they live on their own. The program provides a physical, therapeutic place for young adults to receive:
☑️ Individual & group treatment
☑️Enrichment activities
☑️Social interactions within a group setting
☑️Support & skill development to join the workforce, go to school, or volunteer
We serve young adults in Maine aged 18-24 who have experienced childhood trauma or system involvement, such as foster care or in the criminal justice system, or have had a psychiatric hospital stay. Individuals must have a mental health or substance use disorder diagnosis to enter the program.
Jan 21
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President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer recently spoke at the Lewiston/Auburn Rotary Club about the importance of reducing mental health stigma in our communities, and highlighted ways that Lewiston-Auburn residents can access recovery and behavioral health support through Sweetser’s new Hope and Healing Center in Lewiston.
Jan 20