Yale Child Study Center Associates

For well over 40 years, the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Associates have provided ideas, perspectives, vision, and resources to YCSC leadership. The group consists of individuals and foundation trustees who share in the concerns of the center and form a social and intellectual network to advise and support YCSC work and events.

Each year in the fall, an annual meeting of the associates brings this group together to meet and engage in presentations focused on the multi-faceted missions of the YCSC. These sessions, historically provided in-person, shifted to a virtual format in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the next few years, a virtual poster session, supplemental videos, and recordings of the live sessions were made available on-line. A return to an in-person meeting is planned for November of 2024, likely with virtual or hybrid options.

The YCSC Executive Council, a subset of the larger group of Associates, serves as a volunteer leadership group for the center, bringing together a group of informed, influential, and philanthropic individuals with a deep personal commitment to advancing the YCSC strategic vision. Council members provide advice to the chair on strategy and program development, enhance the center’s visibility in the scientific, non-profit, and philanthropic communities; and build wider networks of support and intellectual capital for the center. The council meets twice per year, serving as a forum for practical information on YCSC advancements, on which council members provide input and share with others in their role as advocates and advisors.