Good nutrition is an essential part of promoting and maintaining overall health, and Wheeler patients in New Britain will have access to nutritional education and additional supports through a new Nutrition Wellness Program made possible through a $15,000 grant from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and co-author of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, released a statement applauding Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for awarding an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program Grant to the Wheeler Clinic in Plainville.

Wheeler’s Family Health & Wellness Center at 43 Woodland Street, Hartford now offers group and individual training in mindfulness, the practice of paying attention to the present moment using techniques such as breathing, meditation and yoga.