Can specially trained volunteers sitting on park benches offer their listening and problem solving skills as support for an accessible mental health program in Butte County? I believe so, with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Friendship Bench DC offers a free, safe, therapy-like experience where anyone can meet with a trained ...

Dr. Dixon Chibanda remembers like yesterday the moment in 2005 that changed his life. "During my formative years working as a psychiatrist, I lost a patient of mine to suicide. Erica was her name. She ...

After a series of deadly school shootings, the most recent in Parkland, Florida, many of us are asking the question, "What can we do to prevent future violence?" A Florida teen has created a tool that ...

A friendship bench sits outside of the Chauncey Public Library, beside a Blessing Box and a community garden. Athens County’s friendship benches are tucked discreetly into pockets of public spaces: ...

In Washington, D.C., senior volunteers are offering free, informal talk therapy through the Friendship Bench program, lending a listening ear to residents aged 13 to 85. The initiative, part of ...

Psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda enlisted the help of 14 grandmothers to provide counseling to Zimbabwe's woefully underserved population. Through 'The Friendship Bench,' grandmothers address a mental ...

It began in tragedy a patient who couldn’t afford the $15 bus fare to a hospital, leading to a devastating loss. That moment was Dr. Dixon Chibanda’s call to action. He’s a psychiatrist from Zimbabwe.

PHOENIX (AZFamily)—In a world of technology and social media, we’ve never been more connected to others. However, recent studies have shown that we’ve also never been more lonely. According to a ...

This article was originally published on Nov. 17, 2023. Athens County’s friendship benches are tucked discreetly into pockets of public spaces: libraries, a community center, the health department.