The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities
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The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities
Dr. Dixon Chibanda was one of the few practicing psychiatrists in Zimbabwe when he founded the Friendship Bench, a program that trained grandmothers to serve as "first responders" for those seeking mental health assistance in underserved communities. The program has since grown to include over 3,000 older listeners attending to more than ...
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Dixon Chibanda is a psychiatrist based in Zimbabwe and founder of The Friendship Bench, an organization that recruits grandmothers as mental health counselors. As custodians of their local culture, these grandmothers offer a reimagined approach to therapy. Watch Dixon’s #BriefButSpectacular take on healing communities through stories. | PBS NewsHour
Dixon Chibanda is a psychiatrist based in Zimbabwe and founder of The Friendship Bench, an organization that recruits grandmothers as mental health counselors. As custodians of their local culture, these grandmothers offer a reimagined approach to therapy. Watch Dixon’s #BriefButSpectacular take on healing communities through stories. | PBS NewsHour
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