News from Wheeler

Starting April 23rd in #NewBritainCT and April 24th in #BristolCT, our Mobile Family Health & Wellness Center will be stationed to provide primary care and mental health support every Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

Wheeler is offering an inspiring training, TIPS-MAPP, Trauma-Informed Partnering for Safety and Permanence - Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting, starting April 15, 2024, to prepare prospective foster parents and families for the role of fostering a child or youth in Waterbury and surrounding towns.

Wheeler’s Family Health & Wellness Center at 43 Woodland Street in Hartford was the site of a visit this morning from U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) where he asked sports betting companies to stop targeting problem gamblers with promotions and ads, and to make it easy for problem gamblers to remove themselves from online gaming platforms.

A March 4 Record-Journal/CT Insider story highlights the Child Health and Development Institute’s new publication, “Intermediate Levels of Care for Children with Behavioral Health Needs.” Wheeler’s Dr. Elisabeth Cannata, vice president of Community Based-Family Services and Practice Innovation, was quoted in this piece.

For the first time, Wheeler is launching a unique residency program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants designed to cultivate clinical leaders in community health.

Wheeler and WFSB Ch. 3 are partnering to share the latest information about behavioral health issues to keep you and your family healthy.

The winter season, especially, underscores the persistent, sometimes serious challenges for individuals with depression. A new, highly effective treatment for depression, Spravato® therapy (Esketamine), is available to adult patients through Wheeler’s Hartford and Waterbury Family Health & Wellness Centers.

Wheeler’s Family Health & Wellness Center at 855 Lakewood Road in Waterbury offers Intensive Outpatient Services (IOP): small therapy groups for children and adolescents that meet frequently each week to address mental health issues and help participants acquire coping and communication skills.

Wheeler received a $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to support its Walk With Me program in that city.

Wheeler's FY 23 Annual Report highlights the many ways that we've provided hope while delivering compassionate care to thousands of individuals and families across Connecticut.

Marlene Hoerle, a trailblazing Plainville leader who helped to create Wheeler and then served as the first chair of the Board of Trustees, passed away on December 12, 2023 at the age of 89.

The holiday season can be challenging for families under the best of circumstances. For youth in foster care, the season may be even harder because of past loss, the absence of family rituals, uncertainty about the future, and a strong yearning to belong. Here are some tips for making the most of the holiday season with your foster child.

Nikki Korth, LCSW, program manager, Wheeler Foster Care, was a guest on Connoisseur Media’s “For the People” radio show yesterday and discussed the benefits of adoption, foster care, and the need for loving families and homes in Connecticut.

National Adoption Month is a November observance designed to raise awareness about the critical need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care. It’s also a time to consider the equally critical need for foster homes for hundreds of children and youth in need.

Two experienced local family practice physicians have joined Wheeler Health’s Family Health & Wellness Center in Hartford, providing primary care for patients of all ages and integrating with on-site behavioral health and addiction services.