Happy Wednesday!
New this week:
Voices of Care Summit: A National Virtual Schizophrenia Caregiver Experience. This free. virtual event is centered on caregiver stories and peer learning: what helped, what didn’t, and what we wish we knew sooner. The event line-up includes: comedian and actress Atsuko Okatsuka, in conversation with Caregiver Action Network’s CEO, Marvell Adams Jr.; special guest conversation with television writer and author Sarah LaBrie; plus, additional caregiver voices from Chrisa Hickey, Nicole Gillen, Maria Case, Kristy Stonehill, and moderator Amera Bilal. Register now.
FAME Student Loan Webinar
Friday, August 7th, Noon – 1 pm: The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) will be offering a free webinar for federal student loan borrowers. If you are unsure how to pick a repayment plan, join FAME for this session with student loan expert Betsy Mayotte. Betsy will share the latest federal repayment updates and provide practical guidance on choosing the plan that is best for you. Register here.
Bess the Book Bus
Friday, August 28th, 1 – 3:30 pm, 11 Free Street, Machias: This summer, Maine Recovery Action Project (ME-RAP) is hosting community listening sessions to hear from individuals with lived or living experience with substance use, mental health challenges, incarceration, and homelessness. These conversations help guide advocacy efforts and policy priorities, ensuring that lived experience helps shape healthier, stronger communities. Join Downeast Recovery Support Center in Machias for a community listening session and barbeque with ME-Rap. Our voice matters. Join the conversation and help shape the future of recovery and behavioral health advocacy in Maine. Learn more here.
Friday, September 18th, 9 am – 12 pm, Passamaquoddy Health Center: Your organization is invited to table at the 2026 Passamaquoddy Health Fair, 401 Peter Dana Point, Indian Township. Download the exhibitors form and return by September 1st.
Rosanne sits with P.K. Beville, founder of Second Wind Dreams and creator of the Virtual Dementia Tour, to discuss what happens when someone is dying in dementia and how that doesn’t have to be. P.K. also counsels on what hospice does and doesn’t do; the impossible choices around feeding at the end of life; what families are rarely told; and so much more. Listen Now.
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