Sweetser

03/26/2026

In today's Portland Press Herald: The latest on Sweetser's efforts to build Maine's 1st psychiatric residential treatment facility for at-risk youth, and our need for state and private-sector support to get it across the finish line.

03/24/2026

“Mobile crisis support is care that meets you where you are and is a bridge to stability,” said Joanne Grant, Sweetser’s chief growth officer.

Sweetser currently provides mobile crisis intervention in Androscoggin, Franklin, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, Oxford, and York counties, as well as in Brunswick, Freeport, and Harpswell in northern Cumberland County. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and begins with a simple three-digit number: 988.

Sweetser’s mobile crisis teams bring compassionate, onsite mental health support directly to Mainers’ front doors.

03/23/2026

Join us for some delicious gourmet burgers & other American comfort food for an amazing cause. Help support Sweetser programs by dining in or taking out at Scarborough’s Red Robin Gourmet Burgers throughout Tuesday, March 24th. Simply show this graphic or mention the fundraiser to your server or select fundraisers-to-go in your online order and 20% of the order will go to Sweetser’s incredible mission. Eat up! 🍔

03/22/2026

Across Maine, mobile crisis teams respond to thousands of urgent calls each year, offering immediate, on-site mental health support to children and adults in distress. In 2025 alone, Sweetser — the state’s largest provider of mobile crisis services — supported more than 3,400 interventions. This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and begins with a simple three-digit number, text or call 988.

03/21/2026

Welcome to Maine Maple Sunday Weekend! 🍁🥞

Did you know our students tap trees, boil sap, and bottle tasty maple syrup? The experiential learning program at our K-12 special purpose school in S**o immerses students with behavioral health challenges in the trades. Every year, they produce delicious liquid amber for their classmates, families, our staff, and a few lucky donors at our annual auction & gala.

03/20/2026

Sweetser was the guest speaker at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s latest IDEAS webinar series.

Our Director of Recovery, Aliana Knox, and our Clinical Supervisor at our Brunswick Hope & Healing Center, Ali Zubrod, gave a presentation focused on building recovery-safe workplaces and supporting employees in recovery from substance use disorders. They shared practical, employer‑friendly strategies to reduce stigma, create inclusive policies, and foster a culture of trust.

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03/18/2026

Our Franklin County OPTIONS and Mobile Crisis teams are partnering with the Wilton Police Department. Building these partnerships is essential to supporting community members and ensuring their safety during times of crisis or recovery.

Pictured here are Sweetser team members: OPTIONS Liaison Angela Samperi, Director of Crisis Services Elise Chase, and OPTIONS Liaison Shawn Morin alongside Officer Stephen Charles.

03/17/2026

Green for mental health 💚 Green for St. Patrick's Day 🍀

03/16/2026

Thank you NEWS CENTER Maine for having us at your Maine Mariners Hockey Night! Appreciate our continued partnership of reducing mental health stigma through the 'Let's Talk About It' campaign. 🏒

Pictured here: Sweetser Intern Tyler Jordan

03/15/2026

Coming up this week at Sweetser's Support ME Peer Center...

03/14/2026

'Sweetser students celebrate the sugaring season in a big way: They, too, enjoy the syrup over ice cream, and they cook with it— maple fudge, maple caramel, an especially awesome maple cookie sandwiched with maple cream. Every student who helped produce the syrup gets a small bottle of their own, which they can refill as much as they like, while supplies last. There’s a farmers breakfast and Maine Maple Monday, Sweetser’s twist on the state’s annual Maine Maple Sunday tradition. Moreover, bottles of the school-made syrup raffled off at a school fundraiser can fetch hundreds of dollars, said Birtolo, who started the maple-sugaring program around 1996 when she was hired as an ed tech.'

Students from kindergarten on up come to understand the state's maple traditions by making syrup themselves.