The friendship bench : how fourteen grandmothers inspired a mental health revolution
(2025)
By:
Chibanda, Dixon
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW 362.2/CHIBANDA,D
1 Hold on 1 Copy
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Novato, California : New World Library, [2025]
DESCRIPTION
xxii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781955831024, 1955831025 :, 1955831025, 9781955831024
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"The story of a tragedy that sparked a mental healthcare revolution in the nation of Zimbabwe. After psychiatrist Dr. Dixon Chibanda lost a patient to suicide, he helped found the Friendship Bench program, a community-based initiative to alleviate loneliness, depression, and mental illness by fostering intergenerational connection"-- Provided by publisher