friendshipbench's profile picture. Present in over 10 countries. Our mission is to get people out of depression - globally. Guided by our values of Empathy and Connection, Anchored in Research.

Friendship Bench

@friendshipbench

Present in over 10 countries. Our mission is to get people out of depression - globally. Guided by our values of Empathy and Connection, Anchored in Research.

New research: Friendship Bench in Vietnam This study shows how the Friendship Bench intervention helped people on methadone treatment living with HIV. Providers reported improved counseling skills, and positive impact on participants’ mental health. link.springer.com/article/10.100…


We are grateful for the moments we get to spend with our grandparents, to celebrate them and the work they do everyday. "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." - Coretta Scott King #FriendshipBenchDandaro

friendshipbench's tweet image. We are grateful for the  moments we get to spend with our grandparents, to celebrate them and the  work they do everyday.

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." - Coretta Scott King

#FriendshipBenchDandaro
friendshipbench's tweet image. We are grateful for the  moments we get to spend with our grandparents, to celebrate them and the  work they do everyday.

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." - Coretta Scott King

#FriendshipBenchDandaro

Friendship Bench reposted

🏆 From the longlist, To the shortlist, And NOW-To winning the USA Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) for 2025! The OWL spotlights the best books shaping society today. I hope The Friendship Bench inspires empathic community connectedness in the USA and beyond.

DixonChibanda's tweet image. 🏆 From the longlist,
To the shortlist,
And NOW-To winning the USA Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) for 2025! 

The OWL spotlights the best books shaping society today. 

I hope The Friendship Bench inspires empathic community connectedness in the USA and beyond.

Mental health support should be within everyone's reach. Help bring a Friendship Bench within walking distance in your community here: friendshipbench.org/donate. To donate in other forms please reach out to [email protected] #MentalHealthForAll #FriendshipBench

friendshipbench's tweet image. Mental health support should be within everyone's reach. Help bring a Friendship Bench within walking distance in your community here: friendshipbench.org/donate. To donate in other forms please reach out to support@friendshipbench.org

#MentalHealthForAll #FriendshipBench

Healing Through Stories with @DixonChibanda , Episode 09! In this episode we highlight an important social-determinant of poor mental health - poverty and abuse and how Anna navigated this to become a financially independent woman. 👉 youtu.be/GoX7687aDa4 #FriendshipBench


Friendship Bench Global 2025 Newsletter is Here! Our latest newsletter highlights how, with your support, the Friendship Bench model is making mental health care accessible to communities around the world. 💛 Thank you, Friendship Bench Friends! friendshipbench.org/so/ebPe7u1HR?l…

friendshipbench's tweet image. Friendship Bench Global 2025 Newsletter is Here!

Our latest newsletter highlights how, with your support, the Friendship Bench model is making mental health care accessible to communities around the world. 💛 Thank you, Friendship Bench Friends!

friendshipbench.org/so/ebPe7u1HR?l…

Friendship Bench reposted

I’m humbled that my book: THE FRIENDSHIP BENCH: How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution has been selected for the 2025 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Awards long list.

DixonChibanda's tweet image. I’m humbled that my book: THE FRIENDSHIP BENCH: How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution has been selected for the 2025 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Awards long list.

This month, we echo Grandfather Diamond’s call: "Let’s not allow ourselves to suffer in silence." Talking about how we feel makes us human, it's not a weakness. youtube.com/watch?v=HF35Ba… #MensMentalHealth #FriendshipBench #MentalHealthForALL

friendshipbench's tweet image. This month, we echo Grandfather Diamond’s call: "Let’s not allow ourselves to suffer in silence."
Talking about how we feel makes us human, it's not a weakness.
youtube.com/watch?v=HF35Ba…

#MensMentalHealth #FriendshipBench #MentalHealthForALL

Do you think your community could benefit from more safe spaces to talk and heal? The Friendship Bench In A Box toolkit is our way of sharing over a decade of evidence-based impact with the world. Discover how you can become a Friendship Bench partner: 🔗 friendshipbench.org/partnerships

friendshipbench's tweet image. Do you think your community could benefit from more safe spaces to talk and heal?

The Friendship Bench In A Box toolkit is our way of sharing over a decade of evidence-based impact with the world. Discover how you can become a Friendship Bench partner:
🔗 friendshipbench.org/partnerships

Friendship Bench reposted

I’m honored to be presenting at GXC Online 2025 – Mental Health Without Borders. Join me for my session, "The Friendship Bench: Lessons from a Thousand Grandmothers." I hope you will join us online for this conversation. gxconline.org #GlobalExchangeConference

DixonChibanda's tweet image. I’m honored to be presenting at GXC Online 2025 – Mental Health Without Borders.

Join me for my session, "The Friendship Bench: Lessons from a Thousand Grandmothers." 

I hope you will join us online for this conversation.
gxconline.org

#GlobalExchangeConference

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Through @ConsortiumAMARI, UK & African researchers exchange knowledge in both directions. Solutions from the Global South, like the @friendshipbench, should guide mental health care worldwide. #WorldMentalHealthDay 🔗kcl.ac.uk/zimbabwe-to-th…


Friendship Bench reposted

As part of the NHS 10 Year Plan, the UK aims to improve community-based health care. There’s so much to learn from global interventions like @friendshipbench, where community-led support has transformed mental health outcomes. #WorldMentalhealthDay 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlight…

KingsIoPPN's tweet image. As part of the NHS 10 Year Plan, the UK aims to improve community-based health care.

There’s so much to learn from global interventions like  @friendshipbench, where community-led support has transformed mental health outcomes.
#WorldMentalhealthDay

🔗 kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlight…
KingsIoPPN's tweet image. As part of the NHS 10 Year Plan, the UK aims to improve community-based health care.

There’s so much to learn from global interventions like  @friendshipbench, where community-led support has transformed mental health outcomes.
#WorldMentalhealthDay

🔗 kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlight…

We turned listening into a superpower at our Applied Listening & Support Skills Training at @TheFBHub. Designed for Teachers, Nurses, youth workers, and others in the helping field. "Because when we listen deeply, we don’t just hear words, we change lives." - Ethel Manda.

friendshipbench's tweet image. We turned listening into a superpower at our Applied Listening & Support Skills Training at @TheFBHub.

Designed for Teachers, Nurses, youth workers, and others in the helping field.

"Because when we listen deeply, we don’t just hear words, we change lives." - Ethel Manda.
friendshipbench's tweet image. We turned listening into a superpower at our Applied Listening & Support Skills Training at @TheFBHub.

Designed for Teachers, Nurses, youth workers, and others in the helping field.

"Because when we listen deeply, we don’t just hear words, we change lives." - Ethel Manda.
friendshipbench's tweet image. We turned listening into a superpower at our Applied Listening & Support Skills Training at @TheFBHub.

Designed for Teachers, Nurses, youth workers, and others in the helping field.

"Because when we listen deeply, we don’t just hear words, we change lives." - Ethel Manda.
friendshipbench's tweet image. We turned listening into a superpower at our Applied Listening & Support Skills Training at @TheFBHub.

Designed for Teachers, Nurses, youth workers, and others in the helping field.

"Because when we listen deeply, we don’t just hear words, we change lives." - Ethel Manda.

Friendship Bench reposted

In Zimbabwe, @DixonChibanda lost a patient to suicide over a $10 bus fare. This inspired @friendshipbench, which has now helped hundreds of thousands. Through global partnerships, King’s is improving access to mental health care. #WorldMentalHealthDay 🔗kcl.ac.uk/zimbabwe-to-th…


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