In times of tragedy, it’s crucial for us to come together as a community, offer support, and take care of our emotional well-being. The recent acts of violence in Lewiston,…
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BLOGS
Helping Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness In 2021, Spurwink launched Bigelow, a Residential Treatment program that combines mental health and substance use treatment services to better meet the needs…
Shared Living is a service that Spurwink provides—in partnership with caring families and community members—to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities create meaningful and connected lives. In this model,…
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now live and available in Maine. And there is tremendous need, given: In 2020, the U.S. had one death by suicide every 11…
View a walkthrough of Bigelow here! We are excited to announce that Spurwink plans to launch Bigelow, a new Adult Residential Treatment program, to provide integrated residential treatment to adults…
Spurwink is grateful for the recent support of the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) for our inaugural Community Impact Forum, focused on trauma. Through their meeting support grant program, we…
Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening. -Emma Thompson Teenagers. Angry kids. Youth. Misunderstood kids. Though now…
WEB RESOURCES
The NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Maine Helpline is a safe and confidential mental health service for peers, law enforcement, professionals, friends and family members, call (800) 464-5767 or email: helpline@namimaine.org. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.
The Maine Crisis Hotline is staffed around the clock, every day of the year. Call them any time for emergency mental health care at 1-888-568-1112.
211 is known as the resource where people go when they don’t know where else to go. It is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people of all ages across Maine to local services. 211 Maine is based in Maine and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 211maine.org