Norman Farberow
Norman Farberow | |
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Farberow at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services' Survivors After Suicide event in Culver City, California, June 27, 2009 | |
| Born | Norman Louis Farberow February 12, 1918 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 2015 (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Known for | A founding father of modern suicidology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology Suicidology |
Norman Louis Farberow (February 12, 1918 – September 10, 2015) was an American psychologist, and one of the founding fathers of modern suicidology. 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.