DON’T MISS IT! We are bringing the fashion and the fun to OOB Saturday night to provide hope for families in need. Join us: https://sweetser.ejoinme.org/2025SpringIntoHopeFashionShow

"No one should be turned away. Every Maine family, every child, every individual deserves access to mental health care," said Chenette. "The last thing families should have to think about when it comes to addressing their own mental health challenges or the mental health needs of …their children, is the cost of care being a barrier. The focus should be on healing and recovery. Events like this make what we do possible."

Spring into Hope: Why fashion show for mental health support is so important

All money raised through the event in May will support Sweetser’s mission to benefit mental health treatment for children and families in need.

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Sweetser’s President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer and our Communications team member Elizabeth Smith appeared on Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Build. Lead. Thrive. Voices of Androscoggin Podcast. Hosted by Shanna Cox, President & CEO of the LA Metro Chamber, and producer Mark… Turcotte, this bi-monthly podcast features in-depth conversations with the people shaping Androscoggin County. Today's topic is about improvements being made to Maine’s behavioral health system and supporting Androscoggin residents with mental health treatment at our Lewiston Hope & Healing Center. Take a listen: https://rss.com/podcasts/build-lead-thrive/1999128/

One of our Know Your OPTIONS liaisons, Joanna Shaw, was a guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Saco Bay – #26791 to share her own story and more information about how we can help in the recovery journey.

IT’S OFFICIAL! We are excited to open a full-service pharmacy built right into the entrance of our Brunswick Hope & Healing Center. We held a ribbon cutting with our friends at the Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber. Housing a pharmacy with our partner Genoa Healthcare at our mental health &… recovery clinic will reduce barriers for our clients and strengthen the coordination between our team and the pharmacist both for treatment medication, but also overall wellbeing. This type of partnership in other states has yielded to 90% medication adherence rates, 40% fewer hospitalizations, and 18% fewer ER visits. Our pharmacy is located at our Hope & Healing Center at 329 Bath Road in Brunswick and our hours are: 8:30am to 5pm, Monday – Friday; closed for lunch 12:30pm – 1pm.

Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer met with members of the South Berwick-Eliot Rotary to share updates on Sweetser’s programs in York County, including the impactful work being done at Sanford’s Hope & Healing Center.

During her remarks, Jayne highlighted the importance …of Sweetser’s newly established Child ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) program. This initiative supports children who have not responded to traditional treatment approaches and are at heightened risk of requiring inpatient, crisis, or residential care. The program aims to provide intensive, wraparound support to help these youth stabilize and thrive within their communities.