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Two men founded Elan in 1970, each bringing a set of unique skills and a healthy awareness of the inadequacies of his respective profession:
Dr. Gerald Davidson was a psychiatrist in private practice. He saw the disappointing results and financial impracticality of conventional treatment of adolescent maladaptive behavior, and recognized the limitations of psychotherapy in the treatment of inadequately socialized adolescents. Dr. Davidson retired from Elan in 1990.
Joseph Ricci, Elan's Executive Director until his death in 2001, was himself a graduate of a self-help community that was a crude precursor of Elan. He saw the need for strong adult direction and professional standards in that treatment. Before founding Elan, he had already established and directed one of the first self-help facilities in the State of Connecticut, and was instrumental in establishing the first such facility there that also had an educational component. Mr. Ricci's extensive background included counseling of rape victims, Vietnam veterans and individuals with suicidal ideation. His techniques earned him national recognition.
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