Root Center for Advanced Recovery

12/23/2025

Our 2024-2025 Annual Report is out now! You can view the interactive virtual report at rootcenter.org/annual-report. It's a great look back at the last year.

We're proud to continue to grow with our wonderful staff, patients, and partners. Check it out today!

12/22/2025

ICYMI, WTIC News/Talk 1080's .baldwin.984 spoke with COO, Ashley Hickey, and Chief of Staff, Margaux Farrell on her show 'News You Can Use!' Listen to the full segment about mental health and addiction, recovery during the holidays here!

https://bit.ly/3Y4hkrf

We had so much fun talking with Ann, and we hope you have just as much fun listening!

12/21/2025

Hartford Recovery Coach Maria Aquilera has been with Root for 14 years, and we are so grateful for her dedication and ability to connect with patients. Thanks for 14 years Maria!

Want a career you can love for years? Check out rootcenter.org/careers
to see our current openings!

12/20/2025

Tomorrow!

As we approach the peak of the holiday season, be sure to tune in to this informative conversation about addiction and recovery. We are wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday!

12/20/2025

Tune in TOMORROW at 5:30am and 9am to WTIC News/Talk 1080 to hear our COO, Ashley Hickey, and Chief of Staff, Margaux Farrell, chat with Ann Baldwin on her show 'News You Can Use.' The discussion surrounds mental health and addiction, recovery during the holidays. It was a great conversation about such an important topic. Link to listen live: https://www.audacy.com/wtic/hosts/news-you-can-use

12/19/2025

What’s your ? We asked our Board of Directors to tell us what drives and motivates them to volunteer their time to oversee our organization, and Martin Anderson's reason is so down-to-earth. We greatly appreciate the dedication our Board has for supporting the work we do every single day in support of our communities!
Want to know more about what we do? Visit rootcenter.org to learn more.

12/18/2025

Our Clinics are making this holiday super special for all of our patients! The Manchester Clinic and HJ Clinic served breakfast to patients to celebrate the holidays and spread the cheer, offering pancakes, eggs to order, fruit, protein, and smiles to everyone who walked through our doors. We are so lucky to have such dedicated and wonderful staff go above and beyond for our patients!

Happy Holidays from Root!

12/17/2025

Our Community Forum is coming back for 2026! On January 13th at 6 p.m, we will be hosting a panel of experts at 335 Broad Street in Manchester to discuss the impacts of social media on mental health. "Scrolled Out: Social Media and the State of Our Minds" is sure to spark insightful conversations about our digital age, and tickets will be available for in-person or virtual participation. Visit https://bit.ly/44uy8v1 to get your tickets. You can also scan the QR code, or screenshot this post, open your photos, and press down on the code to register!

Panelists include
John Murphy: UConn Digital Media and Design Professor and Digital Health Advocate
Paul Weigle, Associate Medical Director for Natchaug Hospital, a Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network partner at UConn Medical School
Keith McGilvery, Good News Guy and Journalist
Micheal Shelby, LPC, Founder and Director of Technology Addiction Center, Llc and Plan Be Counseling, Llc
Aly Fox, Root Center Clinic Supervisor
State Representative Gary Turco, Connecticut State Representative

12/16/2025

Congratulations to Chauncey Allers on your Employee of the Month Recognition! We always love to show our appreciation to our staff who represent our values and go above and beyond in their work. Want to work at an organization that will celebrate your efforts? Check out rootcenter.org/careers
to see our current opportunities!

12/15/2025

As Root Center's ongoing efforts to offer education and resources to our communities continues, we are excited to announce this month's Clinical Grand Rounds will be on "Youth Drug Overdose in CT - Association with Fatal Suicidal Intentionality" with Yifrah Kaminer, M.D.! This presentation is free/open to all who are interested. $10 for CEUs (CEUs free for Root staff). Scan the QR code, or screenshot this post, open your photos, and press down on the code to register!

12/14/2025

Our Root family is wishing a Happy Hanukkah to all those who are celebrating! May these next 8 nights be filled with happiness and good health!