Resource Number: 64099053
Description
Program supports families receiving services at Wheeler’s Hartford Family Health and Wellness Center (FHWC) whose children, prenatal to 12 years have experienced trauma, and/or are at risk for, show early signs of, or have been diagnosed with developmental delays, a mental illness or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Program also partners with St. Francis Hospital to provide services for infants born with NAS and assists in linking parents with substance use challenges to treatment at the Hartford FHWC. Offers an integrative approach through a continuum of early childhood services based on the needs of the child and their caregivers through the following five service components to support health promotion, prevention and early intervention: 
HealthySteps is a national initiative that focuses on the importance of early screening and intervention. Screening and referrals are delivered through the pediatric clinic at the Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center.  
Parent Connections is an in-home program developed at Wheeler for children 0-5 who do not qualify for or have aged out of Birth to Three services but have developmental needs. 
Child First is a home visiting program that works with a community’s most vulnerable young children (prenatal through 6 years) and their families, including infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). 
ARC: Attachment, Regulation and Competency provides intervention with youth and families who have experienced multiple and/or prolonged traumatic stress. Services are delivered in the home and through Wheeler’s Family Health & Wellness Center in Hartford. 
Outreach Services promote the importance of caregivers in child development, screening, and referrals. The outreach worker’s activities will connect families with existing supports and services and promote child health and development. The outreach worker will attend health fairs and identify resources in the community. 
Program funding provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Program Phones: 860-372-1619 Voice Melissa Mendez, LCSW, IMH-E, Director of Early Childhood Programs

Main Contact Sabrina Trocchi, PhD, MPA President/CEO Senior Administrator Sabrina Trocchi, PhD, MPA President/CEO

Email: [email protected]

Categorized as:

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