Media Mentions

Funding boost for Friendship Bench scheme to improve people’s mental health - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Apr 12, 2022

This is the first chapter 1 of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2020: Mental Health - wellcome.org

wellcome.org · Oct 19, 2021

Friendship Bench: Zimbabwe’s Community-based Talk-Therapy Supporting Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance · Jan 27, 2021

In Zimbabwe, Friendship Bench, a community-based approach is providing solutions to people struggling with their mental health during this pandemic.

Coronavirus in Zimbabwe: 'We need vaccines now' - BBC

BBC · Jan 25, 2021

Zimbabwean doctor Dixon Chibanda explains why it's so vital that Zimbabwe gets vaccines urgently.

Dixon Chibanda on his revolutionary mental health intervention - RNZ

RNZ · Aug 08, 2020

Dixon Chibanda is one of only 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe serving a population of more than 16 million people: and …

Therapy at the bench - Nature

Nature · Jun 16, 2020

Psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda trains teams of grandmothers to provide open-air counselling sessions in Zimbabwe.

Persistent depression is more likely in those who also experience symptoms of anxiety - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · May 27, 2020

How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression - BBC

BBC · May 27, 2020

Who Are the Ordinary Heroes of 2019? (Published 2019) - The New York Times

The New York Times · Dec 20, 2019

'Friendship Bench': scaling up mental health services in Zimbabwe - King's College London

King's College London · Oct 17, 2019

Mental health care for all: how community-led innovations are taking root - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Oct 11, 2019

Dixon Chibanda: How Can A Team Of Grandmothers Make Therapy Accessible To All? - NPR

NPR · Oct 11, 2019

The Friendship Bench in Zimbabwe - The Borgen Project

The Borgen Project · Oct 02, 2019

Mental Health in Zimbabwe: The Friendship Bench Project - BORGEN Magazine

BORGEN Magazine · Sep 28, 2019

This 'Friendship Bench' is improving mental health for Zimbabweans - The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum · Sep 09, 2019

How city benches are encouraging conversations about mental health - Good Morning America

Good Morning America · Aug 05, 2019

Opinion | Depressed? Here’s a Bench. Talk to Me. (Published 2019) - The New York Times

The New York Times · Jul 22, 2019

Opinion | Depressed? Here’s a Bench. Talk to Me. (Published 2019) The New York Times

How Zimbabwean Grandmothers are Stepping In to Fight Depression - Time Magazine

Time Magazine · Feb 07, 2019

Time to act - ‘Friendship Bench’ founder joins HRH Duke of Cambridge on mental health panel at Davos - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Jan 24, 2019

Time to act - ‘Friendship Bench’ founder joins HRH Duke of Cambridge on mental health panel at Davos The London …

How Zimbabwe's grandmothers are turning the tide on mental health - The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum · Jan 23, 2019

How a wooden bench in Zimbabwe is starting a revolution in mental health - Medical Xpress

Medical Xpress · Oct 16, 2018

How a wooden bench is starting a revolution in mental health - CNN

CNN · Oct 16, 2018

Dixon Chibanda—“Taking mental health to the community” - The Lancet

The Lancet · Dec 03, 2017

These grandmothers in Zimbabwe are helping fight depression - The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum · Nov 10, 2017