Schneider Institutes for Health Policy (SIHP)

Dr. Stanley Wallack, Executive Director

Established in 1978, SIHP conducts domestic and international research in the broad areas of financing, organization, value, high-cost and high-risk populations, and health technologies.

SIHP is composed of its two prestigious affiliated institutes: the Institute on Healthcare Systems and the Institute for Behavioral Health.

The two institutes are also home to a myriad of projects which have grown into respected expert bodies, promoting their own websites for disseminating information.

• Institute on Healthcare Systems  >>
  Dr. Christopher Tompkins, M.M.H.S. '82, Ph.D. '91, Director

  IHS examines healthcare from a systems perspective, focusing on how healthcare organizations function and the relationship between these organizations, their healthcare professionals and their impact on the coordination of patient care.

  The affiliates of the Institute on Healthcare Systems are:

  • The Council on Health Care Economics and Policy  >>
    An independent, non-partisan body of recognized experts in economics and health policy which focuses on the economic impact of changes occurring in the U.S. healthcare system.
  • The Health Industry Forum  >>
    A new initiative committed to engaging leaders across the healthcare community in constructive dialogue and action through cutting edge research on improving the quality and value of health care.
  • The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum  >>
    MHPF brings public and private health care leaders together to engage in focused discussions on critical health policy challenges facing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Institute for Behavioral Health  >>
  Dr. Constance Horgan, Director

  IBH focuses on the intersection of health, behavior, and systems of care, with an emphasis on the linkages among these areas. Its premise is that these systems can be better used to promote healthier lifestyles and to assist individuals to engage in behaviors which lead to better health.

  Affiliated with the Institute for Behavioral Health is:

  • Brandeis/Harvard Center on Managed Care and
    Drug Abuse Treatment  >>
    The Center, begun in 1995 with a generic focus on managed care, today is refining that theme to a second generation of studies examining specific strategies used in managed care and drug abuse treatment.

Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP)

Dr. Thomas Shapiro, Director

IASP generates policy ideas that broaden wealth, reduce inequality and improve the social and economic mobility of low-income American households by promoting asset building. Working in partnership with a wide range of organizations, the Institute bridges the worlds of academic research, government policy-making and the interests of constituencies.

Affiliated with the Institute is:

• National Program on Women and Aging  >>
  The mission of the National Program on Women and Aging is to focus national attention on the special concerns of women as they age, to develop solutions and strategies for dealing with these concerns, and to reach out to women and organizations across the country, promoting the changes necessary to improve older women's lives.

Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy (ICYFP)

Dr. Lorraine Klerman, Director

ICYFP brings together faculty, research staff, and students in activities that foster the well-being of children, adolescents, and their families. The Institute has a wide-ranging portfolio of research and public engagement projects dealing with vulnerable or disenfranchised populations, reflecting The Heller School's dedication to the concept of knowledge advancing social justice.

Affiliated with the Institute are:

• Center for Youth and Communities  >>
  

  Susan Curnan, Director

  CYC has established a national reputation as one of the nation's leading research centers and professional development and policy organizations in youth and community development. The Center's ultimate goal is to "make knowledge productive" by connecting the knowledge gained from scholarly research and practical experience in ways that help both policy-makers and practitioners.
• Lurie Institute for Disability Policy  >>
  

  Dr. Marji Erickson Warfield, Ph.D. '91, Interim Director

  The Lurie Institute is dedicated to improving the lives of people with autism and other disabilities across the lifespan through innovative social policies that foster integration into the mainstream of society.
• Nathan and Toby Starr Center for Mental Retardation  >>
  

  Dr. Marji Erickson Warfield, Ph.D. '91, Interim Director

  The Nathan and Toby Starr Center focuses its research on the impact on families of lifelong caregiving for a member with mental retardation, the effectiveness of early intervention services on children and families, health care systems for children with special health care needs, and organizational and policy issues in the expansion of community-based services for persons with disabilities.

Center for International Development

Dr. Laurence Simon, Director

CID is a research and training group working in partnership with development organizations and universities abroad and in the United States. Its faculty, researchers and students are engaged in research that furthers knowledge about sustainable development and helps build local capacity to solve problems and plan sound development strategies.

Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy

Dr. Andrew Hahn, Director

The Sillerman Center is committed to strengthening and increasing philanthropy that advances social justice -- the philanthropy that can make a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable groups and others disconnected from the economic and social mainstream. As an academic center, the Sillerman Center is committed to expanding knowledge in philanthropy through education, research and knowledge-based action and influencing social policies.