| Glendon Association | |
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| Formation | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, CA, United States |
| Consulting Theorist | Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D. |
| Director of Research and Education | Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. |
| Website | www.Glendon.org |
The Glendon Association is a non-profit organization that conducts research, publishes its research, and provides education about suicide and violence prevention.[1][2][3]
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The mission of the Glendon Association is to "save lives and enhance mental health by addressing the social problems of suicide, child abuse, violence, and troubled interpersonal relationships." [1]
The Glendon Association conducts ongoing research in the areas of destructive and self-destructive behavior, parent-child relationships, and intimate relationships. The Glendon Association shares this research with mental health professionals and the public through a wide variety of presentations, publications, and radio and TV interviews.[1]
Since 1995, the Glendon Association has hosted an annual suicide and violence prevention forum. This forum is free to the public and features prominent speakers who address issues of violence and suicide.
The 2009, fifteenth-annual forum was hosted by "The Bachelor" Andrew Firestone and moderated by Dr. Lisa Firestone of the Glendon Association. Speakers included representatives from Homeboy Industries, gang peace activist Aqeela Sherrills, and actress and suicide survivor Mariette Hartley.[4][5]