About The Lee Salk Center for Research

The Lee Salk Center for Research is a division of the KidsPeace Institute; it provides the scientific and statistical foundation for our treatment options and prevention materials. A diverse coalition of nationally recognized child experts, family advisors and business, industry and community leaders work together to examine specific issues that impact today’s families.

Founders:

Dr. Lee Salk, late KidsPeace Prevention Director, famed child expert and author

Dr. Jonas Salk, late, great polio vaccine pioneer

Mary Jane Salk, Honorary Director

Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Lewis Lipsitt, Professor Emeritus, Brown University

Research and Education Goals:

• Encourage the growth of strong, supportive families
• Give America’s children and their caregivers a voice in the public arena
• Improve childcare methods and techniques through a research-based approach
• Develop, refine, and disseminate effective parenting techniques
• Collaborate with strategic partners to expand knowledge of child behavioral healthcare treatment
• Further knowledge and understanding of children and their environments
• Educate parents about child-nurturing strategies
• Create an information data bank on childcare and family issues