Child and Adolescent Services

You are not alone, especially in these trying times. Your child, and your whole family, deserves a bright future. Our integrated primary care and behavioral health services can help achieve it.

We help children and adolescents and their families deal with emotional, developmental, cognitive or behavioral challenges, and we address a range of issues, including anxiety and depression, substance use, and more. We engage your whole family in meaningful ways so that your child can be supported and experience and sustain recovery, health and growth over the long term.

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Wheeler’s Child and Adolescent Center of Excellence builds on nearly 50 years of expertise. We provide pediatric, dental and behavioral health care for infants, children, adolescents and young adults through a comprehensive continuum of services available in your home or at a convenient Wheeler location.

Our services for children and adolescents include early childhood programs like outpatient and in-home behavioral health services, special education and evaluation and assessment, foster care, and much more. Our services are LGBTQIA-responsive, as we offer several programs specifically for the LGBTQIA community.

For primary care providers, Wheeler is also one of three hubs in Connecticut for ACCESS Mental Health CT, helping providers meet the needs of children and adolescents with behavioral health issues.

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Child and Adolescent Service News from Wheeler

Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Highlighted During Mental Health Month POSTED ON: 05.26.2023

Wheeler's Mobile Crisis Intervention Services has been highlighted by several observations during May is Mental Health Month, including honoring its participation in Hartford's new civilian crisis intervention team.

Positive Beats: Wheeler Speech Pathologist, Anne Davis, Employs Techniques to Unlock Trauma, Inspire Learning POSTED ON: 05.17.2023

May 18 is National Speech Pathologist Day, an observance that celebrates professionals who specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication, voice, and swallowing disorders. Anne Davis, MA, CCC-SLP, a speech pathologist at Wheeler’s Northwest Village School, shares perspectives on why her work is a critical part of a transdisciplinary approach to student learning and care.

NBC Story Highlights Resources for New Latina Mothers in Waterbury with Postpartum Challenges POSTED ON: 05.11.2023

A May 10 NBC Connecticut story highlights Madre Latina’s support for young mothers in Waterbury and how Wheeler’s Family Health & Wellness Center providers offer bilingual counseling and other services to help with postpartum challenges.

Sharon Pendleton-Ponzani Highlights Need for Loving Foster Homes During WFSB - Channel 3 Eyewitness News Interview POSTED ON: 05.02.2023

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.

May is National Foster Care Month: Hundreds of Connecticut Teens in Need of Loving Homes POSTED ON: 04.27.2023

May is National Foster Care Month, an annual observance to recognize and support children, youth, and families in the foster care system. Wheeler’s Foster Care team serves youth and families in Waterbury and eight surrounding towns to provide youth, ages 6 to 17, with stable, safe, caring environments for shorter periods of time or potentially longer.