OUT AND ABOUT
2019 Brews & Backpacks: Have Fun, Do Good!
 Tickets now on sale! Join us after work on Wednesday, June 5 from 5 pm to 7:30pm for an evening of fun while doing good in downtown Portland's O'Maine Studio! Attendees can participate in a community service project and prepare backpacks with items for children in our day, residential, foster care, child abuse, and ShifaME (refugee) programs. Once you have packed a few backpacks try your luck at giant jenga or corn hole with your co-workers and friends.
Spurwink Adult Behavioral Health Center Open House
 Spurwink’s downtown Portland, outpatient psychiatric clinic, formerly known as The Portland Help Center, has officially changed its name to Spurwink Adult Behavioral Health (SABH), and moved to a new location in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. Join us for an Open House on Thursday, May 30, 3-5pm at 62 Elm Street in Downtown Portland.
Spurwink is Proud!
 Spurwink is proud to join our LGBTQ+ community for Portland Pride this year! March with us on Saturday, June 15 in the Pride Parade in downtown Portland and show your pride for the community and for Spurwink! The parade will start at 1pm and lineup will begin earlier. Families, friends, and dogs are welcome to march along with us. And if you have Spurwink gear, feel free to wear that too! You can also stop by our informational table to learn more about our services.
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Spurwink was delighted to welcome several elected officials including Governor Janet Mills and Senator Cathy Breen to our Chelsea campus on May 22. They met with Day Treatment and Residential staff and clients and toured our campus. They spoke of the urgent need for the services that Spurwink provides both throughout the state of Maine and in the local Chelsea area.
Spurwink’s A Family for ME (AFfME) foster care recruitment campaign was awarded a Broderson Award in May, 2019. The Broderson’s are Maine’s premier advertising award, recognizing creative excellence in advertising, marketing, and design. The AFfME campaign, a partnership between Spurwink and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, received the Silver in the PSA category for advertising or marketing work created for the purpose of promoting a cause or public good. The project was lead by 
We are delighted to share Spurwink’s 2018 Annual Report with Program Outcomes. This report is published in digital format as we consider its environmental impact and ease of sharing and access. We remain committed to increasing access to critical behavioral health services in Maine, and believe this is vital not only for people in need of service, but also for the businesses and communities across Maine that want to make our state a healthier place to live and work.
Joyce Wientzen is the Program Director of the Center for Safe and Healthy Families and the The Cumberland County Children’s Advocacy Center. She has been with Spurwink for almost 25 years. Read about what she most connects with at Spurwink!
Spurwink was recently awarded a grant from the Western Mountains Fund at the Maine Community Foundation to build a therapeutic community garden at Spurwink's Cornville campus. The garden will help students develop social, practical, and vocational skills, reconnect with school, and build community. Funds are also available to launch a farm stand and for a recipe book to further engage with the community!
1 in 5 people will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime, and half of all lifetime mental health conditions begin by age 14, with 75% by age 24. Not only is May Mental Health Awareness Month, but Governor Janet Mills declared May 6, 2019, as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in Maine. Mills stated, "Let us reaffirm our commitment to ensuring every child is living a safe and healthy life in their homes and in their communities." 
