Saul B. Newton

Saul B. Newton (June 25, 1906 – December 21, 1991) was a controversial psychotherapist who led an unorthodox therapy group in New York City.

[1] The institute's teachings held that traditional family ties were the root cause of mental illness, and espoused a non-monogamous lifestyle.

[1]) At its peak in the late 1970s, this community had several hundred members (patients and therapists) living on the Upper West Side.

Several children born into the group have come forward about the abuse and neglect Newton's psychological theories caused.

His son Keith Newton and filmmaker Luke Meyer made a four-part docuseries about the group, The Fourth Wall.