Root Center staff volunteered at the 2020 Holiday Toy Drive-Thru!
December 21, 2020
Root Center staff volunteered at the 2020 Holiday Toy Drive-Thru this weekend and the event was a huge success! Root staff handed out toys to Hartford residents in need; thank you to the Urban League and our other community partners for making this amazing event possible! And a big thank you to our amazing Root Center staff who volunteered their time and talent this past weekend to help those in need: Amy Di Mauro, Vice President of Operations, Emilie Held, Middletown Clinical Supervisor, Myrnel Gegu, Manchester Clinical Supervisor, Demetrius Ruscito, Counselor at Root Center in Hartford!
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Welcome 2026! Root Center has had a lot unfold since our last newsletter. Most recently, staff came together for our annual holiday party, a tradition we look forward to as an opportunity to come together and celebrate the hard work we've put forth over the past year. We also donated our oldest clinic to the city of Hartford, hosted a Community Forum, were featured on NBC CT, celebrated one year of being open in New Haven County, and much more! Keep reading for more details and exciting updates!
It is time for our first Community Forum of 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. If you missed the event, not to worry, you can watch and listen to the full discussion here . Panelists include: John Murphy: UConn Digital Media & 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
