The bench had become a gathering place at the end of afternoons, a place for a glass of lemonade and sometimes wine, where ...

Friendship benches’, a mental health intervention first piloted in Zimbabwe, are now being handed over to the government in that country. It is hoped that this will allow the program to become more ...

So, in 2006, Chibanda introduced the "Friendship Bench," a talk therapy program that brings mental healthcare directly into underserved communities. The program is free, and the grandmothers were ...

when there were just two psychiatrists serving over 12 million people, Zimbabwe had to get creative to treat depression. Now, one bright idea--the Friendship Bench--is spreading far and wide.

Taylor Wimpey North Midlands donated the bench to Clent Parochial School to help encourage collaborative activities such as ...

An 8-year-old girl is determined to raise $2500 for a ‘buddy bench’ at school to help kids make friends on the playground. Eight-year-old Phoenix from Ober Elementary in Las Vegas is working ...