Root Center Celebrates New Partnership with Pequot Health Care

February 27, 2024

Our partnership celebration with Pequot Health Care and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation was a day to remember! Thank you so much to everyone who made it possible, and an extra special thank you to the Yootay Singers for their amazing opening and closing drum! We are so excited for this partnership, as we know it will go on to help so many who are in need of mental health and addiction treatment.

Some of the folks pictured throughout:
Dr. Setu Vora - MPTN CMO
Bruce Simons - Root Center Board President
MPTN Council Chairman Rodney Butler
Chris Manzi - PHC President
Heather Angel Mars-Martins - PHC
Margaux Farrell - Root Center Marketing Director
Patricia Rehmer - Root Center and PHC Board Member
State Representative Aundré Bumgardner
Shanna Reels - Director of Tribal Health Service at MPTN
Yootay Singers

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