Frank RIESSMAN, Director del National Self-Help Clearinghouse, Co-Director del Peer Research Laboratory de la City University of New York (CUNY). Codirector de la revista Social Policy: Entre sus publicaciones están: Mental Health of the Poor (1964); Social Class and Social Policy (1968); Strategies Against Poverty (1968); Public Service Employment; An Analysis Of Its History, Problems, And Prospects (1973); Children Teach Children (1974); The Service Society And The Consumer Vanguard (1974); The Inner City Child (1976); Alternatives for the 80’s (1984); Redefining Self-Help: Policy and Practice (1995).