Harold Richman

Harold A. Richman
Born	1937 United States
Died	July 30, 2009 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma mater	The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; USA
Known for	his research to inform policies and practices of child welfare.
Scientific career
Fields	Public Policy
Institutions	The University of Chicago (professor)

Harold Richman (15 May 1937 – 30 July 2009) was the founding director of Chapin Hall Center for Children, a policy research center at the University of Chicago known for pioneering methods of collecting, linking, and analyzing administrative data from public agencies to help monitor outcomes of children and youth and their families involved in U. S. public programs. He was Hermon Dunlap Smith Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare Policy at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and the College.