Norman Farberow

American psychologist specializing in suicide prevention

Norman L. Farberow (February 12, 1918 – September 10, 2015) was an American psychologist. He was one of the founding fathers of modern suicidology.[1] He was among the three founders in 1958 of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center, which became a base of research into the causes and prevention of suicide.

Norman Louis Farberow
Farberow at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services' Survivors After Suicide event in Culver City, California, June 27, 2009
Born(1918-02-12)February 12, 1918
Died September 10, 2015(2015-09-10) (aged 97)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Known forA founding father of modern suicidology
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
Suicidology
InfluencesKarl Menninger

Farberow died at the age of 97 on September 10, 2015, World Suicide Prevention Day in Los Angeles, California.[2]

References

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  1. Grad, Onja T. (15 February 1998). Kosky, Robert J.; Eshkevari, Hadi S.; Goldney, Robert D.; Hassan, Riaz (eds.). Suicide Prevention: The Global Context. Springer US. pp. 17–19. doi:10.1007/0-306-47150-7_5 – via Springer Link.
  2. "Suicide Prevention's Founding Father Dies on World Suicide Prevention Day | Didi Hirsch". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-13.