Beim Foundation Funds Provide Access to Behavioral Health Care for Under- and Uninsured Children People of all ages throughout Maine are affected by lack of adequate insurance. Often, those most…
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Committed To Supporting Our Community and Spurwink Spurwink thanks CBRE | The Boulos Company and CBRE | Boulos Asset Management for their ongoing support as an Annual Corporate Partner. As…
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Corey Jamison, LCSW, is Program Director for the Chelsea Children's Day Treatment and Residential Program. When I'm not volunteering/working at Spurwink, I'm: On the disc golf course… Spurwink program that I…
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I can’t imagine anything much more frustrating than having a special needs child and not being able to access any of the MaineCare supported services. If a parent or guardian…
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May is Foster Family Recognition Month, a time to pause and consider that there are nearly 2,000 children in foster care in Maine, and less than 1,500 foster homes. Children…
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When supporting an individual with ASD, I recommend using some of the strategies outlined below to help guide families and caregivers: 1) Set up the environment for success. Think about everything that…
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Nothing can be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon and left one unexpended effort which might have saved the world. Jane Addams (1860-1935), pioneer American…
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Meg and John Cole became foster parents 19 years ago, sparked by admiration for friends at their Waterville church who were fostering. Fostering a child provides a temporary safe and…
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Being in the business of behavioral health, Spurwink is wholly involved with a multitude of diagnostics, treatments, and community interventions. We have been treating children, adults and families in Maine…
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