Wheeler Adult Reentry Program

The Wheeler Adult Reentry Program serves individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorder returning to their communities in central Connecticut after incarceration.

The program expands substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced adults in the criminal justice system who have SUDs and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders—adults who are returning to their families and community following a period of incarceration in state and local facilities including prisons, jails, or detention centers.

The program is designed to improve both access to health care and treatment outcomes, as well as ease community reintegration through culturally appropriate intensive care management, trauma-informed treatment, and linkages to whole-person health services at Wheeler’s community health centers. Services include primary care, medication for substance use disorder, mental health, dental, nurse care management, peer engagement, and more. Wheeler will collaborate closely with corrections, parole, probation, and other agencies to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes.

Along with improved health outcomes, Wheeler will focus on engaging individuals in recidivism-reducing community recovery supports/resources that promote:

• education

• empowerment

• self-sufficiency

• skills to support prosocial behaviors

The program serves individuals scheduled for release from York, Cybulski, Robinson, and Osborn Correctional Institutions.

Referrals are accepted from Department of Corrections, Parole and Probation as well as community providers.

Call our Navigation Center: 888.793.3500.

Funding Source
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)