Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center
Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus, located in Plainville, CT, focuses on integrated primary and behavioral health care. This comprehensive facility serves all ages and includes a special education therapeutic day school. Unique for its wide array of services, it offers both medical care and addiction treatment options.
Wheeler Clinic has earned numerous accolades, including six Community Health Quality Recognition badges in 2023 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. It is accredited by The Joint Commission and recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
- Comprehensive Services: Over 100 services and programs including primary care, mental health, and addiction treatment.
- Specialized School: Houses the Northwest Village School for students K through age 21.
- LGBTQIA-Responsive Services: Tailored addiction and behavioral health care supportive of the LGBTQIA community.
- Walk-In Behavioral Health: Offers convenient access to behavioral health services without needing an appointment.
Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus treats various addictions and behavioral health issues. Adults, children, and families, including LGBTQIA individuals, benefit from its services.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 3 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 17 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
JCAHO
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
The inappropriate use of any drug in Plainville, CT is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center
Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center in Plainville, CT offers treatment for opioids.
Dual-Diagnosis
A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Connecticut facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.
In outpatient programs at Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center, the Plainville resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Plainville, CT, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Addiction and alcoholism always harm an addict’s relationships with others and none more than relationships with a spouse or partner. Couples therapy is an essential part of restoring trust and good communication to intimate relationships harmed by addiction. Couples therapy by Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center helps repair the damage done to these important relationships.
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.
Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
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Location & Contact
91 NW Drive
Plainville, CT 6062
Phone Number
(860) 793-3500
Additional Locations
- Wheeler Clinic - Adult Outpatient Services in New Britain, CT
- Wheeler - Bristol Family Health & Wellness Center in Bristol, CT
- Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus in Plainville, CT
- Wheeler Clinic - Administrative Offices Only - Hartford in Hartford, CT
- Wheeler Clinic - Plainville in Plainville, CT
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Location
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91 NW Drive
Plainville, CT 6062 -
(860) 793-3500
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+)
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Wheeler Clinic
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Plainville, Connecticut Addiction and Treatment
Connecticut has a higher rate of substance abuse and addiction than the national average. The state ranks in the top 10 in the country for illicit drug dependence among those ages 18 to 25. In 2010, there were 9,211 people admitted to an alcohol treatment facility for alcohol abuse combined with a secondary drug. Connecticut ranked fifth in the United States of America for the number of fatalities involving drunk driving in 2014.
One of the most severe problems Plainville faces is drug and alcohol addiction. The community has seen an increase in drug-related crimes in recent years. Plainville's most commonly abused drugs are opioids, cocaine, and alcohol. Between 2002 and 2016, the rate of drug-related deaths more than tripled in Plainville. Inpatient and outpatient treatment are the most traditional forms of drug treatment, and they provide the patient with around-the-clock care and support.
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