The Glendon Association
Encyclopedia
The Glendon Association is a non-profit organization
that conducts research, publishes its research, and provides education about suicide
and violence
prevention.
by addressing the social problems
of suicide, child abuse
, violence, and troubled interpersonal relationship
s."
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 professional
s and the public through a wide variety of presentations, publications, and radio and TV interviews.
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
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that conducts research, publishes its research, and provides education about suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
and violence
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
prevention.
Mission statement
The mission of the Glendon Association is to "save lives and enhance mental healthMental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
by addressing the social problems
Social issues
Social issues are controversial issues which relate to people's personal lives and interactions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues...
of suicide, child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
, violence, and troubled interpersonal relationship
Interpersonal relationship
An interpersonal relationship is an association between two or more people that may range from fleeting to enduring. This association may be based on limerence, love, solidarity, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment. Interpersonal relationships are formed in the...
s."
The Glendon Association conducts ongoing research in the areas of destructive and self-destructive
Self-hatred
Self-hatred refers to an extreme dislike and hatred of oneself, or being angry at or even prejudiced towards oneself. The term is also used to designate a dislike or hatred of a group, family, social class, mental illness, or stereotype to which one belongs and/or has...
behavior, parent-child relationships, and intimate relationships. The Glendon Association shares this research with mental health professional
Mental health professional
A mental health professional is a health care practitioner who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental illness. This broad category includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, mental health...
s and the public through a wide variety of presentations, publications, and radio and TV interviews.
Annual Suicide and Violence Prevention Forum
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 violenceViolence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
and suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
.
The 2009, fifteenth-annual forum was hosted by "The Bachelor" Andrew Firestone
Andrew Firestone
Andrew Boulton Firestone is an American TV reality show personality. He is the son of Brooks Firestone, a grandson of Leonard Firestone, and a great-grandson of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey Firestone and Idabelle Smith....
and moderated by Dr. Lisa Firestone
Lisa Firestone
Lisa Firestone is a clinical psychologist and author of a number of books about psychological defenses.-Education:...
of The Glendon Association. Speakers included representatives from Homeboy Industries
Homeboy Industries
Homeboy Industries is a youth program founded in 1992 by Father Greg Boyle, S.J. following the work of the Christian base communities at Dolores Mission Church...
, gang peace activist
Peace activist
This list of peace activists includes people who proactively advocate diplomatic, non-military resolution of political disputes, usually through nonviolent means.A peace activist is an activist of the peace movement.*Jane Addams*Martti Ahtisaari...
Aqeela Sherrills
Aqeela Sherrills
Aqeela Sherrills is a campaigner against gang violence and the death penalty who lives in Watts, Los Angeles, United States.In 1992, Sherrills brokered a peace agreement between the Bloods and the Crips . His son, Terrell Sherrills, was shot to death in 2004 in an apparently random killing...
, and actress and suicide survivor Mariette Hartley
Mariette Hartley
Mary Loretta "Mariette" Hartley is an American character actress.-Personal life:Hartley was born in Weston, Connecticut, the daughter of Mary Ickes “Polly” , a manager and saleswoman, and Paul Hembree Hartley, an account executive. Her maternal grandfather was psychologist John B...
.
Publications About the Glendon Association
- Rosenthal, H. (2006). Voice therapy: An interview with Robert and Lisa Firestone. In H. Rosenthal, Therapy's best: Practical advice and gems of wisdom from twenty accomplished counselors and therapists (pp. 113–147). New York: Haworth Press.
See also
- Robert W. FirestoneRobert W. FirestoneRobert W. Firestone is a clinical psychologist, author of a number of books about psychological defenses, and a visual artist.-Education:Firestone received his Ph.D...
- Lisa FirestoneLisa FirestoneLisa Firestone is a clinical psychologist and author of a number of books about psychological defenses.-Education:...
- Firestone Assessment of Violent ThoughtsFirestone Assessment of Violent ThoughtsThe Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts is a psychiatric assessment tool published by PAR in 2008 by Robert W. Firestone and Lisa Firestone designed to predict violent thoughts that may ultimately lead to violent behavior . The FAVT can be given in interview format by a psychological...
- PsychAlivePsychAlivePsychAlive is a nonprofit multimedia website offering psychological information to the general public through articles, blogs, video and workshops...