Scaling mental health care through the power of grandmothers
In short: In Zimbabwe, a shortage of psychiatrists has created a massive gap in mental healthcare. This talk explores how Dixon Chibanda addressed this by turning a community resource into a clinical solution.
With only 12 psychiatrists serving a population of over 16 million people, Zimbabwe faced an impossible task: scaling traditional psychiatric care. To bridge this gap, Chibanda helped develop the Friendship Bench program.
The initiative trains grandmothers to provide evidence-based talk therapy. By leveraging this limitless community resource, the program brings accessible mental health support and hope to those in need who might otherwise be left without care.
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