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Sweetser Breaks Ground on $5 M Maine Youth Treatment Center
6/27/2026
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- Sweetser broke ground Thursday on a 24/7, 16-bed treatment center for children and young adults in Saco, Maine.
- Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Legislature secured more than $5 million to fund construction.
- State Senator Henry Ingwersen said 60-70 youth receive out-of-state treatment and another 100 are on waiting lists.
- Sweetser plans to open the facility in spring 2027 to provide care for Mainers under 21 and reunite families.
