Media Mentions

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 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

Africa: The Role of Group Therapy in Helping Women Cope With Postnatal Depression - allAfrica.com

allAfrica.com · Oct 09, 2017

How ‘grandmothers’ help others fight depression and anxiety - The Washington Post

The Washington Post · Jul 16, 2017

How a community-based approach to mental health is making strides in Zimbabwe - The Conversation

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2017

Harare's park bench grandmas: 'I speak to them and feel a load is lifted off my heart' - The Guardian

The Guardian · Apr 14, 2017

The Friendship Bench Can Help Chase The Blues Away - NPR

NPR · Jan 10, 2017

Zimbabwe’s 'Friendship Bench' a Possible Model for Mental Health Treatment - VOA - Voice of America English News

VOA - Voice of America English News · Jan 08, 2017

Zimbabwe’s 'Friendship Bench' a Possible Model for Mental Health Treatment VOA - Voice of America English News

Zimbabwe Tackles Mental Health With 'Friendship Benches' - VOA - Voice of America English News

VOA - Voice of America English News · Jan 03, 2017

Zimbabwe Tackles Mental Health With 'Friendship Benches' VOA - Voice of America English News

Five ways low and middle income countries are tackling mental health - The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum · Apr 20, 2016

Using talk to tackle Zimbabwe's mental health crisis - BBC

Google News: Friendship Bench or Dixon Chibanda · Feb 23, 2016