The Friendship Bench provides sustainable community based psychological interventions that are evidence based, accessible and scalable. We are reimagining the delivery of evidence-based mental healthcare through training community health workers (also known as lay health workers) to provide basic Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with an emphasis on Problem Solving Therapy, activity scheduling and peer led group support - around the world. This task shifting approach means we can deliver an effective, affordable and sustainable solution to bridge the mental health treatment gap.
Friendship Bench partners with organizations, individuals and governments to bring our vision of having A Friendship Bench Within Walking Distance for All to reality.