An article written by Wheeler's Jessica Arnold, LMFT, director of Behavioral Health, recently ran in the Healthcare Business Review and highlights strategies for employee re-engagement in a post-pandemic environment.

David Ryan, MSN, RN, registered nurse site supervisor, shares his thoughts on his nursing experience.

The need for loving foster homes for youth, particularly teens, continues to be urgent, and Sharon Pendleton-Ponzani, LCSW, director, Wheeler Foster Care Programs, discussed this need yesterday during a WFSB - Channel 3 Eyewitness News Interview.

Connecticut’s National Prevention Week Planning Committee, including state and local organizations, and communities, are marking this observance (May 7 – 13, 2023) with a K-12 student art campaign and a statewide event on May 13, among other activities, reflecting the theme, “A Celebration of Possibility.”

Wheeler received a $7,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation’s Pride in the Hills Fund to support its Walk With Me program. The grant will be used to support the work of a peer support specialist and enhance and expand parent/caregiver services for LGBTQIA+ families.

From Beyblades to Barbies, books, crayons, and everything in between, employees from Farmington-based Mott Corporation are helping to make a joyful holiday for 40 youth in foster care in the Central Connecticut region.

Wheeler’s Tiffany Hubrins, LCSW, was part of a WTNH-TV Channel 8 three-part series about suicide and resources for #Connecticut residents. Tiffany discussed our Mobile Crisis Intervention Services program and how it serves youth experiencing a mental health crisis.

Yesterday, Senator Rick Lopes (D-6), Representative Robert Sanchez (D-25) and Wheeler leaders attended a public open house at Wheeler’s New Britain community health center at 40 Hart Street to learn more about the expansion of services and renovation of unfinished space on the third floor, made possible through $2.1 million in support from the State of Connecticut.

Wheeler’s Allison Casinghino, foster care specialist, was a guest recently on the CT Paid Leave podcast, where she discussed our Foster Care program and how individuals and families can get involved in fostering a child or youth in need. Allison also highlighted Wheeler’s TIPS-MAPP program, which prepares prospective parents for the role of fostering.

September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, an opportunity for us to continue our Visibility Campaign series and underscore our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This month we will highlight some of our Hispanic staff. Today's spotlight goes to Luis Perez.