The Friendship Bench Program
Dixon Chibanda, University of Zimbabwe, presents the GCC funded Friendship Bench project currently underway in Zimbabwe.
This presentation was originally given as part of a panel session at the 2014 Grand Challenges Meeting in Seattle entitled 'Understanding results:increasing access to care and improving the effectiveness of mental health treatments in developing countries'.
Related resources
- The Friendship Bench Innovation page
- The Friendship Bench Training Manual
- Blog: The Friendship Bench: What we're learning through implementing a trial to address common mental disorders in primary care in Zimbabwe
Edited by Marguerite Regan
Approach:
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Disorder:
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Population:
Families and carers
Region:
Africa
Setting:
Community
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