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The Child Health and Development Institute, Inc. released an Issue Brief focused on the results and success of a federal Project LAUNCH grant, managed and implemented by Wheeler in collaboration with community partners in New Britain.

Wheeler Clinic has received Ambulatory Health Care accreditation and Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification from the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

Wheeler’s Jessica Smith, LMFT, senior director, Adult Outpatient Services, and Stephanie Almada, peer recovery specialist, were part of an NBC 30 Connecticut story that aired last night about the opioid crisis and the suburbs and paths to treatment and recovery.

Connecticut’s Remembrance Quilt, an initiative of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, features hand-made squares created by family and friends who lost a loved one to a substance use disorder, including opioid addiction. Quilt events were held across Connecticut earlier this spring.

Wheeler honored six individuals and local organizations last night for their outstanding commitment to the organization’s mission, including The Honorable Whitt Betts (R-78), Cathryn Addy, Ph.D., president of Tunxis Community College; OneDigital Health and Benefits, O’Shea Getz, P.C., Gnazzo’s Food Center and The Country Club of Farmington.

Wheeler’s Sabrina Trocchi, Ph.D. Candidate, MPA, chief operating officer, and Melissa Mendez, LCSW, IMH-E , director of Early Childhood Programs, received Women in Leadership awards from the YWCA of New Britain on May 11 at the Aqua Turf in Southington.

Training provides Individuals with Skills to Address Behavioral Health Problems/Crises

Wheeler’s Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) program is among the top 12 MDFT programs in the country for the best clinical outcomes in 2016.

Wheeler is sponsoring and participating in Fox61's “Faces of the Opioid Crisis,” a half-hour special examining the growing epidemic in Connecticut.

Wheeler is a Start and Finish Line Sponsor of NAMI Connecticut Walk 2017 on May 20 in Bushnell Park, Hartford.

Event supports expanded access to primary and behavioral health care for vulnerable individuals and families.

Wheeler’s Heather L. Clinger, MPH, program manager, Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery (CCPWR), will co-present at the American Association of Suicidology’s 50th Annual Conference held on April 27-29 in Phoenix, Arizona.

The complete video of an April 6 community forum “Working Women: The New Face of Addiction,” is available here.

The New Britain Museum of American Art set the stage for a community forum entitled “Working Women: The New Face of Addiction” which explored the unique challenges facing women who use and misuse opioids, and strategies to prevent, identify and treat their addiction.

Women may be at higher risk for opioid addiction and face more barriers to care, according to an April 2 New Haven Register story and podcast produced by the Connecticut Health Investigative Team (C-HIT).