Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth. Richard J. Wiseman

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      I hope you will find within these pages a story of hope and courage. The institutional history of Riverview is a personal history. It is about the people who made it happen. Over the years, hundreds of individuals—psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, childcare workers, groundskeepers, administrators, teachers, recreation/rehabilitation workers, housekeepers, nutritionists, business managers, personnel workers, clerical staff, medical records technicians—played special roles in making Riverview what it was and is today. Throughout this book, I mention many names as a way to preserve some of this history. In addition, I enjoyed spending time with and learning so much from each of the many people I interviewed and who contributed to the writing of this book. Weaving our stories together, I hope to present an account that is not only interesting, but also a useful record of what was and, for good or for bad, what could be. I have also included samples of key documents and tools, so that those interested in helping children with mental health issues can easily access and adapt these materials. Throughout the text, you’ll see many endnotes. Some document interview data, but many expand and add anecdotes to the narrative.

      My most heartfelt thank you goes to the staff and volunteers who worked so selflessly to make Riverview the model of effective mental health services for children that it was for so many years. While the cover of this book designates me as the author, the fact is that I have relied extensively on the words and experiences of many others. This is particularly true of Louis Ando, my friend and colleague who assisted me in many ways throughout the writing of this history. During the past year, as I began to lose steam, it was Lou’s enthusiasm and encouragement that motivated me to finish the task. He started out simply by editing some of the earlier chapters, but as he became more and more involved in the project he contributed his segment of Riverview’s history, significantly broadening the story. He restructured the format, fact-checked, and added some of the finishing touches.

      I’d like to express my appreciation to the following individuals from Riverview who contributed information or were interviewed for this project. Most interviews took place in my colleagues’ offices at Riverview between the years 2000 and 2010. All those quoted in this book responded voluntarily and acknowledged that they would likely be quoted (some of the interviews have been very lightly edited for readability). The job titles listed after their names are those reported by the Human Resources Department of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) at the time this book was written. As is always the case when individual contributions are listed, I fear that some persons may have been inadvertently left out. To those I missed, I offer my sincere apologies, and gratitude.

      Linda Adams, teacher

      Randy Adams, school principal

      Craig Allen, psychiatrist

      Henry Alton Allen, Jr., psychiatrist

      Thomas Allen, pupil services specialist

      Debra Anderson, assistant superintendent

      Louis Ando, child and family bureau chief

      Mehaden Arafeh, Connecticut Valley Hospital superintendent

      Robin Arnsten, psychiatric social worker associate

      Muhammad Waqar Azeem, medical director

      Bernard Barile, clinical psychologist

      Anthony Bartell, children’s services worker

      Michael Bartolotta, plant facility engineer

      Nachi Bhatt, teacher and pupil services specialist

      Peter Briggs, supervising clinician

      Peter Brown, superintendent of the State Receiving Home

      Randolph Burnham, psychologist, Behavioral Learning Environment Unit (BLEU)

      Linda Cahill, head nurse

      Linda Carabetta, director of nursing

      Andrew Cass, assistant superintendent

      Joseph Cautella, behavioral specialist consultant

      Oliver Clark, director of nursing

      Daniel Clifford, children’s services worker

      Pat Colanghi, nurse manager

      Robert Delvecchio, teacher

      Elizabeth Donlon, teacher

      Kevin Dowling, nurse supervisor

      Kathy Duffendack, supervising dietitian

      Marvin Farbman, children’s services worker

      Bette Flynn, teacher

      David Frieze, director of institutional services

      Willie Fuqua, teacher

      Herbert Gewirtz, director of Children’s Unit (1963–1965)

      Lewis Goldberg, supervising psychologist

      Elizabeth Grady, rehabilitation therapy supervisor

      Mark Harrington, fiscal administrative assistant

      Robert Haxton, administrative services officer

      Jeffrey Hewett, assistant superintendent

      Steven Hodge, pupil services specialist

      Irving Jennings, psychiatrist

      Lynn Johnson, lead children’s services worker

      Joyce Jones, Children Services Unit supervisor

      Krista Judson, lead children’s services worker

      Adam Kaczmarek, lead children’s services worker

      Mark Kaplan, supervising psychologist

      Janice Karpinski, purchasing services officer

      Jane Klemba, head nurse

      Karen Kovall, teacher

      Jeffrey Landau, psychiatrist

      Charles Leonard, superintendent of High Meadows

      Michael Lustick, psychiatrist, medical director of Altobello Adolescent Hospital

      John Lynch, clinical social worker supervisor

      Chris Malinowski, advanced nurse practitioner

      Judith Raczkowski McCain, director of residential care

      Peter Marshall, co-director of Children’s Unit (1969–1971)

      Frederick Miller, Children Services Unit supervisor

      Anthony Nalewajek, Children Services Unit specialist

      Joan Narad, psychiatrist

      Sarah Newkirk, assistant principal

      Laurie Nichols, volunteer

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