Please login to vote

Ideas


Agree 0 Disagree 0

A "Friendship Bench" could be a tool for positive mental health

By Hicbd
Mon Feb 18 2019 4:59 pm

"In Zimbabwe, the Friendship Bench approach to therapy uses listening and "problem-solving therapy" by trained lay-counselor grandmothers. Zimbabwe has just 12 psychiatrists for 14 million people...In a school setting a friendship bench may also be known as a buddy bench, and is a special place in a school playground where a child can go when they want someone to talk to."

URL:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship_bench
https://thefriendshipbench.org/
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/10/508588401/the-friendship-bench-can-help-chase-the-blues-away

URL Credit


Categories:
International Development / Foreign Aid / NGOs Community Development / Building / Loneliness Retirement Bullying Schools Mental Health Services / Illnesses Mental Health Therapy / Counseling Counseling School Culture Benches Senior Volunteering Loneliness Friendship

----------------------------------------------------------

Please login to comment


Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Add to Favorites