"The Touch Research Institute was formally established in 1992 by Director Tiffany Field, Ph.D. at the University of Miami School of Medicine via a start-up grant from Johnson & Johnson.

The TRI was the first center in the world devoted solely to the study of touch and its application in science and medicine. The TRI distinguished team of researchers, representing Duke, Harvard, Maryland, and other universities, strive to better define touch as it promotes health and contributes to the treatment of disease. Research efforts that began in 1982 and continue today have shown that touch therapy has numerous beneficial effects on health and well-being."

Zero Balancing Association
www.zerobalancing.com/

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
www.ncbtmb.org

American Massage Therapy Association
www.amtamassage.org/

Upledger Institute
www.upledger.com

Infant Massage USA
www.infantmassageusa.org

International Association of Infant Massage
www.iaim.us

La Leche League of Arlington Hts. / Mt. Prospect
http://www.lllusa.org/IL/WebArlingtonIL.html

Breastfeeding & Parenting Solutions
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
http://www.lactationsupportgroup.com/

Action for Children
resources.community.advocacy
(Need help finding or paying for childcare?)
(312) 823-1100
http://www.actforchildren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Home

Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
Library of Resources
http://www.baby.com/baby-development/johnson-johnson-pediatric-institute.html

Fussy Baby Network
("We're here to help.")
Erikson Institute
888-431-BABY
http://www.erikson.edu/fbn.aspx

Learn more about craniosacral therapy
for those undergoing cancer treatment:
Visit the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
http://www.mesothelioma.com/treatment/alternative/craniosacral-therapy.htm