Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth. Richard J. Wiseman

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

      Donna Nolan, teacher

      Gary Nolan, teacher

      Judith Normandin, superintendent of Altobello Adolescent Hospital

      Jacqueline O’Brien, clinical education specialist

      Keith O’Leary, supervising nurse

      Geraldine Pearson, nurse specialist

      Marcia Pease-Grant, psychiatric social worker supervisor

      Melodie Peet, superintendent of Riverview

      Sangeeta Peschuri, psychiatrist

      Sandra Pizzo, children’s services worker

      Robert Plant, division director of Community Mental Health Services

      Thomas Prue, rehabilitation therapy supervisor

      Richard Pugliesi, psychiatrist

      Susan Reale, psychiatric social worker

      Jacqueline Reardon, executive secretary

      Jay Resnick, teacher

      Charles Rich, psychiatrist

      Mark Root, director of nursing

      Thomas Royce, children’s services worker

      Francis Rusczek, psychiatric social worker associate

      Ellen Ryder, psychiatric social worker director

      Michelle Sarofin, superintendent

      Marianne Sculley, secretary

      Edward Shukis, teacher

      Lesley Siegel, medical director

      Robert Sinkewicz, psychiatric social worker

      Andrea Spaulding, lead children’s services worker

      Margery Stahl, superintendent of Altobello Adolescent Hospital and Riverview

      Margaret Stewart, assistant superintendent

      Leonard Suchotliff, superintendent of Housatonic Adolescent Hospital

      Carl Sundell, superintendent of Riverview

      Wilson Tirado, supervising nurse

      Anthony Ventrelli, teacher

      Joyce Welch, superintendent of Connecticut Children’s Place and Riverview

      David Wells, rehabilitation therapy assistant

      Frank Winiski, children’s services worker

      Eunice Wiseman, teacher

      Many thanks to Lisa Dierker, professor of psychology at Wesleyan University, who awarded tutorial credit for the work of three students: Leah Wiley, John Friedberg, and Michelle Wellington. They combed through annual reports, transcribed taped interviews, and gathered information. They also helped edit some early chapters.

      Also, special thanks to two amazing women who were with me during my twenty years at