The Glendon Association

The Glendon Association2023 Program AccomplishmentsPresentationsPrese... 3 free Webinars on mental health topics including Suicide Prevention and Depression and 5 Continuing Education Webinars for a nominal fee for mental health professionals (with low fee option for non-professionals) on mental health topics such as Collaborative Communication and Adolescent Mental Health Purposed Centered Realtionship Therapy and Developing Secure Attachment Over 1500 individuals attended these presenations.Presented 6 live and virtual workshops, locally and nationally on topics including Effective Treatment of Suicide in Youth and Understanding and Developing Secure Attachment. Approximately 500 individuals, the majority of audience were mental health professionals. PublicationsPublished 10 blogs on Psychology Today and 15 blogs on PsychAlive on mental health topics such as " Effective Collaborative Communication and Suicide: Tools to Save a Life Community Glendon Staff donated over 750 volunteer consultation and response hours to the Santa Barbara Community and the Santa Barbara Response Network, www.sbresponsenetwork.org responding and consulting on critical traumatic incidents of violence and suicide and natural disasters in the Santa Barbara County community.Glendon Staff donated over 500 hours to provide consultation and referrals to at risk individuals and youth agencies, schools and mental health professionals providing services in person and on-line Presented virtually at no fee at schools and nonprofit agencies on suicide prevention and awareness.Offered on-line trainings in psychological first aid response for the community and to mental health agencies Participated as lead in the Community Wellness Team www.sbccwt.org -assisting in responses to crisis in the community Founding member of the Mental Advisory Task Force a group responding to the mental health needs of youth in our community hosted by Santa Barbara City College Media interviews and social media posts addressing mental health issues. Reached thousands of listeners and viewers on critical issues in mental health. Supervised 3 UCSB and Westmont College interns on public education and community outreach Online/New MediaOver 750 individuals attended our in-depth online eCourses. Our website www.PsychAlive.org, which offers psychological resources for the general public, reached over 6 million visitors in 2023.Produced and published original content for PsychAlive on myriad psychological topics, including self-development, relationships, parenting, attachment, depression and suicide and violence prevention. Film Produced numerous video clips for PsychAlive.org and for YouTube channels and other social meda outlets to elucidate and educate the public on crucial psychological issues. These clips are made available to the public at no cost.