After working at Spurwink with youth in residential treatment since 1977, I’ve got some thoughts about what works. I have known hundreds of kids who have passed through our residential…
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The lightning flashed and lit up the coffee cup sitting on the arm of my Adirondack chair as I sat in my front yard watching the early spring storm blow…
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In the mental health/substance abuse field we often refer to youth and adults affected by a family member’s drinking or drugging as “Affected Others.” As we know, family members do…
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On June 16, 2015 the City of Lewiston celebrated World Refugee Day, a global observance held in different cities, states and nations worldwide. I have been fortunate in my role at…
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Being a mental health nurse was not my original career choice. I wanted to be a ballerina. As a nurse herself, my mother convinced me that at a minimum I…
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The Cumberland County Children’s Advocacy Center (CCCAC), a partnership between professionals that investigates allegations of abuse, opened June 8, 2015 at the Spurwink Child Abuse Program at Bishop Street in…
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Last Friday, Spurwink foster families and foster youth took advantage of free tickets to the Sea Dogs baseball game against the Reading Fightin’ Phils. It was a sunny spring evening, and…
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Too often in our society we are reduced to our mental illness. I am bipolar, he is schizophrenic. She is the depressive type. Can you imagine if instead we referred…
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Foster Care. I’ve wondered what people think of when they hear those words. Sympathy for the youth who are fostered? Admiration for the adults who choose to foster parent? The…
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Spring has finally made its arrival in our corner of the world. And with the bloom of spring comes the bustle of sports. I'm beginning to see youth sport teams…
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