Root Nurse of the Year 2024
May 31, 2024
May is National Nurses Month, and here at Root, we want to recognize our Root Center for Advanced Recovery Nurse of the Year, Julie Handleman, R.N., B.S.N.! Julie has been with Root Center for six years, and she is currently the Nursing Supervisor at our New London Clinic.
Julie embodies what it means to be a trusted healthcare professional. She represents Root in a way that exudes dedication and compassion, and we are honored to have her on our team! Thank you, Julie, for your continued dedication to our patients, and our organization, allowing us to continue providing hope to those in need.
Please join us in congratulating, Julie, our 2024 Root Nurse of the Year!
Recent Posts
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
