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The latest data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the rate of U.S. suicide has been increasing since 2000, with 2009 marking the highest number of suicides in 15 years. The CDC’s recommended increasing counseling, job placement, and financial services that can help reduce the mental distress that can increase suicide risk. Services and education, like that provided by The Glendon Association, have been proven to prevent suicide and save lives.

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Sex and Love Actually: New approach to sexual health helps individuals integrate sex and love in intimate relationships by addressing the core factors that inhibit sexuality and intimacy.

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Recent studies show that after 2 years of marriage 20% of married couples and 40 % of non-married couples make love less than 10 times per year. When a person's sexuality is restricted, it negatively impacts their personal relationship and every aspect of their life.

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Couples need to develop intimacy "for the sake of the kids", staying married or divorced is secondary. This finding is outlined in the newly released white paper on intimacy prepared by the Glendon Association. The statement describes in depth what is called the "third way beyond marriage or divorce" which outlines effective methods couples and parents can learn in order to maintain and develop healthy relationships.

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Overcoming the fear of intimacy may be the key toward achieving more satisfaction for couples in distress, says clinical psychologist and author of Fear of Intimacy Robert Firestone and co-author Joyce Catlett.

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Fear of Intimacy, a new book by Joyce Catlett and Dr. Lisa Firestone, addresses how psychological defenses formed in childhood can act as a barrier to closeness in adulthood.