BookPal · Nov 04, 2025
Dixon Chibanda's book "The Friendship Bench: How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution" was named the #1 title in …
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The Herald ZW · Oct 09, 2025
Remember Deketeke-Herald Correspondent THE Friendship Bench yesterday appointed Dr Esther Tumbare as its new chief executive, a move aimed at …
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bbc.co.uk · Oct 07, 2025
Newswise · Sep 02, 2025
Global Mental Health Visionary to Deliver Keynote at International Conference on Eating Disorders in The Hague | Newswise Newswise
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The Herald ZW · Aug 30, 2025
Langalihle Mhiti Youth Interactive Writer IN Zimbabwe, mental health has long been a taboo subject, shrouded in stigma and misunderstanding. …
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The Borgen Project · Aug 15, 2025
According to experts, scaling the Friendship Bench model further will depend on strong collaboration between Zimbabwe’s government...
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The Guardian · Aug 12, 2025
A World Health Organization study challenges traditional views of African society. Some blame technology, others urbanisation and living costs, but …
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NBC4 Washington · Jun 04, 2025
A global mental health movement that started in Africa takes free therapy to underserved communities using the wisdom and life …
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AARP · May 25, 2025
AARP is proud to sponsor the Brief But Spectacular Longevity Series on PBS, showcasing stories that reflect our commitment to …
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WBUR · Apr 23, 2025
Psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda enlisted the help of 14 grandmothers to provide counseling to Zimbabwe's woefully underserved population.
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Kirkus Reviews · Apr 11, 2025
Kirkus Reviews covers Dixon Chibanda's book, praising his empathetic, deeply personal writing style and noting the text is accessible to …
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The Guardian · Apr 08, 2025
Counsellors called ‘grandmothers’ and ‘grandfathers’ will provide listening ear through Zimbabwe-founded initiative
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The Sunday Paper · Apr 05, 2025
More than 20 years ago, psychiatrist Dr. Dixon Chibanda witnessed a heartbreaking problem in his native Zimbabwe: people near and …
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The Sunday Paper (Maria Shriver) · Apr 05, 2025
Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper features Dr. Dixon Chibanda's story of training 14 grandmothers in basic talk therapy to address Zimbabwe's …
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The Christian Science Monitor · Feb 21, 2025
In Zimbabwe, therapy-trained grandmothers, sitting on public benches, offer personal comfort to those in need. The idea has spread to …
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CBS · Feb 09, 2025
Watch Sunday Morning: Talk therapy on the Friendship Bench - Full show on CBS CBS
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CBS News (Sunday Morning) · Feb 09, 2025
CBS Sunday Morning profiles the Friendship Bench, created by Dr. Dixon Chibanda in Zimbabwe in 2006, and its expansion to …
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PBS · Sep 16, 2024
Older adults will soon outnumber children on a global scale. Around the world, people in their 60s and beyond are …
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PBS · Sep 16, 2024
"The Friendship Bench" recruits grandmothers as mental health counselors to bridge the mental health treatment gap in Zimbabwe.
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God's World News · Sep 01, 2024
Zimbabwe employs a novel mental health therapy that involves benches and grandmas.
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africanews.com · Aug 13, 2024
The therapy is inspired by traditional practice in Zimbabwe in which grandmothers were the go-to people for wisdom in rough …
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Face2Face Africa · Jul 19, 2024
HelpAge USA is also exploring the concept in Washington as part of the DC Grandparents for Mental Health initiative.
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VOA Zimbabwe · Jul 09, 2024
HARARE, ZIMBABWE (AP) — After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo …
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