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In this episode, Dr. Dixon Chibanda explores from benches to breakthroughs: a new approach to mental health. He explains why storytelling, radical empathy, and solving daily-life problems often outperform medication-first approaches; how three simple steps—opening the mind, uplifting, strengthening—turn elders into community healers; and why hope, not symptom checklists, is the truest measure of success. Along the way, you’ll hear how ancestral wisdom blends with clinical science, how labels can hinder more than help, and how the very grandmothers Dixon trained ended up transforming him. Key Takeaways: Discussion on anxiety and its management through personal values and positive actions. Importance of human connection and storytelling in mental health care. Overview of the Friendship Bench initiative and its origins in Zimbabwe. Role of trained grandmothers in providing mental health support within communities. Need for accessible mental health care and addressing social determinants of health. Integration of Western psychiatric principles with African cultural practices. Significance of empathy and nonverbal communication in building therapeutic relationships. Training process for grandmothers in cognitive behavioral therapy and effective communication. Use of support groups to foster community and shared healing experiences. Emphasis on the power of storytelling and vulnerability in the therapeutic process. If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Dixon Chibanda, check out these other episodes: Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health with Eric Maisel Insights on Mental Health and Resilience with Andrew Solomon For full show notes, click here! Connect with the show: Follow us on YouTube: @TheOneYouFeedPod Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow us on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dr. Dixon Chibanda started Friendship Bench after losing a patient to suicide who could not afford to travel to the hospital in Zimbabwe where he worked. There had to be a way to make mental health care more accessible. Today, Friendship Bench has a team of grandmothers across Zimbabwe who are trained to deliver evidence-based high-impact therapy on park benches, making mental health support readily available. In this episode, Jonathan Jackson learns about the incredible journey of the Friendship Bench intervention in conversation with its Founder and CEO, Dr. Dixon Chibanda. Get a behind the scenes look at how this incredible program and intervention has achieved resonance and scale by offering community-based psychological interventions to people in need. You'll learn how Friendship Bench has trained grandmothers to deliver high-impact therapy, discover the tremendous healing power of storytelling and vulnerability, explore the role CommCare plays in enabling digital data collection and analysis, and dig into the three-part formula for creating a scaled intervention that applies beyond mental health. This episode is a great listen for anyone wanting to learn about the foundational role of digitization in enabling programs to scale and inform data-driven decision-making. Topics include: How the Friendship Bench intervention started Leading randomized controlled trials (RCT) to provide evidence for the effectiveness of the Friendship Bench intervention Scaling up the Friendship Bench to reach 100,000 people last year Engaging government stakeholders and building referral pathways for long-term sustainability Focusing on improving overall health outcomes, not just mental health The power of effective storytelling and vulnerability The role digitization plays in scaling and sustaining the program Partnering with Dimagi and using CommCare to become fully digital The importance of addressing mental health at the community level Related Resources: Friendship Bench: https://www.friendshipbenchzimbabwe.org TedTalk - Why I train grandmothers to treat depression | Dixon Chibanda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cprp_EjVtwA Disclaimer: The audio quality in certain parts of this episode has been compromised, but we trust you are still able to share in this rich conversation. We apologise for any inconvenience. Sign up to our newsletter, and stay informed of Dimagi's work: https://sites.dimagi.com/newsletter-sign-up We are on social media - follow us for the latest from Dimagi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dimagi Twitter:https://twitter.com/dimagi/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dimagi.inc/ Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt8JcRhWywkVJRR_YWv4OhA If you enjoy this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review and share your favorite episodes with friends. Hosts: Jonathan Jackson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanljackson/ Amie Vaccaro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amievaccaro/
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For Mental Health Awareness Month, we're revisiting some of our favorite conversations with scientists about how to live healthier, happier lives. Psychiatrist Dr. Dixon Chibanda has been on a mission for years to help people gain access to mental healthcare in his community. In Zimbabwe, there is only one psychiatrist for every 1.5 million people. To bridge the gap and provide folks with the help they so desperately need, Dixon turned to a rather unorthodox group for help: grandmothers. This episode includes mentions of depression and suicide. If you need additional support, you can call 988 to talk to a trained listener. You can also text with a trained helper by texting “SAVE” to 741741. Our next season starts June 5. In the meantime, connect with Maya on instagram @DrMayaShanker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ADIBE Network is an Adventist community of mental health professionals and coaches. They receive online training before going out and helping others with their thoughts and feelings, treating depression and anxiety. Close to 1,000 people have gone through Jennifer's training program as of May 2022, dozens of active providers (both professionals and lay members) are helping those in need. God gave her this idea when multiple training requests came in from lay people, and she was reminded of other powerful examples in Zimbabwe and India where non-professionals get trained to treat mental illness in their local communities. Jennifer mentions Dr. Dixon Chibanda's TED Talk during this episode. You can watch the full talk here. Connect with ABIDE:The WebsiteThe ShopFacebook Group Connect with Jennifer Schwirzer:The WebsiteThe BlogContact Form
Dr. Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist in Zimbabwe, has been on a mission for years to help people gain access to mental healthcare in his community, where there's only one psychiatrist for every 1.5 million people. To bridge the gap and provide people with the help they need, Dixon turned to a rather unorthodox group for help: grandmothers. You can follow the show at @DrMayaShankar on Instagram. If you'd like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pushkin.fm. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In episode seven, Maytal meets Dr. Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist from Harare, Zimbabwe. Dixon is the founder of the Friendship Bench, an organization that trains grandmothers in Africa to deliver evidence-based therapy on park benches. For Dixon, getting the Friendship Bench off of the ground wasn't always easy - in fact, it initially incited a lot of resistance from the medical community. In today's episode you'll learn the story of how Dixon fought through the skepticism and transformed the Friendship Bench into a program that is widely revered across the globe.
Zimbabwe has about 13 million people in it, and twelve psychiatrists. Yes, twelve. That’s a problem for Dixon Chibanda, who cares deeply about mental health. He can’t really expect each psychiatrist in his native country to take on a little over a million patients, so he started thinking about what they did have: grandmas. What does this have to do with your work as a storyteller? Everything. Don't miss this incredible episode of the STORY Podcast.
Three generations living together in a connected community, peers helping others experiencing homelessness, and grandmothers trained to offer counseling to people suffering from depression: from Portland to Zimbabwe nonprofits are innovating ways to deliver holistic health care. Dr. Derenda Schubert, the executive director of Bridge Meadows, Dr. Rachel Solotaroff, the president and CEO of Central City Concern, and Dr. Dixon Chibanda, the founder and CEO of Zimbabwe's Friendship Bench were guests on this week's episode of Straight Talk.
RNZ and Kim Hill with Dixon Chibanda from Zimbabwe on his Mental Health Revolution
Dixon Chibanda is one of only 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe serving a population of more than 16 million people: and over 90 per cent of them don't have access to therapy or antidepressants. To help solve this, Professor Chibanda called in the Grandmothers and created Friendship Benches.
In Zimbabwe mental health has become a very big challenge, yet there are fewer than 20 psychiatrists in a population of over 14 million people. To help create accessible and effective care, psychiatrist Dr Dixon Chibanda began a talk-based cognitive behavioural therapy called Friendship Benches: training grandmothers to become health workers for their communities. Presenter Kim Chakanetsa hears the grandmothers are having astounding results, and recent clinical trials found they are more effective than conventional medical treatments. Dixon Chibanda is also moving his idea online and giving the world access to a virtual Friendship Bench. A BBC World Service program produced for The Documentary Part of the ABC's Your Mental Health initiative, in partnership with Lifeline and Kids Helpline, to support Australians during this challenging time.
In Zimbabwe mental health has become a very big challenge, yet there are fewer than 20 psychiatrists in a population of over 14 million people. To help create accessible and effective care, psychiatrist Dr Dixon Chibanda began a talk-based cognitive behavioural therapy called Friendship Benches: training grandmothers to become health workers for their communities. Presenter Kim Chakanetsa hears the grandmothers are having astounding results, and recent clinical trials found they are more effective than conventional medical treatments. Dixon Chibanda is also moving his idea online and giving the world access to a virtual Friendship Bench. A BBC World Service program produced for the The Documentary Part of the ABC's Your Mental Health initiative, in partnership with Lifeline and Kids Helpline, to support Australians during this challenging time.
Zimbabwe has over 14 million people but fewer than 20 psychiatrists. After years of economic turmoil, unemployment and HIV, mental health is a huge challenge and doctors estimate one in four Zimbabweans battles with depression or anxiety. Lucia is one of the 700 grandmothers in the country turning the nation around. She sits on a wooden bench using a gentle form of cognitive behavioural or talking therapy with her community. This is one of 250 Friendship Benches set up by Zimbabwean psychiatrist Dr Dixon Chibanda, who believed that after a few weeks of simple training, grandmothers could become lay health workers for their communities. Lucia has the time, wisdom and respect to help the people who come to her. She understands them and has direct experience of their problems. Presenter Kim Chakanetsa hears the grandmothers are having astounding results. They have helped over 50,000 people and are breaking down the stigma around mental health. Dixon Chibanda explains how he is facing up to the pandemic, moving his idea online and giving the world access to a virtual Friendship Bench.
Can we protect ourselves from future outbreaks? COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic, and likely not the last. This hour, TED speakers share lessons from past pandemics and what they mean for our future. Guests on the show include science journalist Laura Spinney, anthropologist Heidi Larson, ecologist and animal-borne disease researcher Daniel Streicker, and physician economist Anupam Jena. We also hear some personal stories on coping with COVID-19 from TED speakers Susan Pinker, Leticia Gasca, Dixon Chibanda, and Dawn Wacek.
Jacob Weisberg talks to Dixon Chibanda about giving access to mental health care in non-Western nations.
Today we're talking to Ruth Verhey, a clinical psychologist who works for the Friendship Bench team in Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe is a country of over 16 million people, but there are just twelve practicing psychiatrists. Twelve! These statistics are the norm in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the ratio of psychiatrists and psychologists to citizens is one for every 1.5 million and some countries don’t even have a single psychiatrist.And because of the history of trauma and war in the country, Ruth tells us that ~40% of Zimbabweans may be suffering from some form of depression and anxiety.Friendship Bench is beautiful community-sourced effort to close that gap. Grandmothers give their time to sit at benches and listen to people facing mental health challenges.Since 2006, Ruth, founder Dixon Chibanda, and their team have trained over 300 of the grandmothers in evidence-based talk therapy, which they deliver for free in more than 70 communities in Zimbabwe. In 2017 alone, the Friendship Bench, as the program is called, helped over 30,000 people there. The method has been empirically vetted—meaning this treatment works, in some studies its proven more effective than conventional treatments like anti-depressants—and has been expanded to countries beyond, including the US.This organization is all about training and capacity building, something we love. Asking others to help you with work - letting others participate - is what is so remarkable to us. It's hard for a lot of organizations to give up control, but in this case it has helped Friendship Bench reach more people than they ever could on their own.If you want to get involved with Friendship Bench, go to their website: www.friendshipbenchzimbabwe.org/Grab your copy of GET TOGETHER—our handbook on community-building
Many of us either cope with mental illness or know someone who does. But we still have a hard time talking about it. This hour, TED speakers explore ways to push past — and even erase — the stigma. Guests include musician and comedian Jordan Raskopoulos, neuroscientist and psychiatrist Thomas Insel, psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda, anxiety and depression researcher Olivia Remes, and entrepreneur Sangu Delle.
Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe -- for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale traditional methods of treating those with mental health issues, Chibanda helped to develop a beautiful solution powered by a limitless resource: grandmothers. In this extraordinary, inspirational talk, learn more about the friendship bench program, which trains grandmothers in evidence-based talk therapy and brings care, and hope, to those in need.
When people experience profoundly damaging events, like war, invasion, or massacre, the psychological toll is vast. Which interventions work best to help repair the damage? Dixon Chibanda pioneered the Friendship Bench, where local grandmothers sit with people and help them talk through their problems. In this talk from EA Global 2018: London, Chibanda explains his … Continue reading EAG 2018 London: The friendship bench
No dia 14/03 vai acontecer o lançamento da Pluriversidade em Florianópolis - SC. E lá vamos fazer o PRIMEIRO PODCAST AO VIVO do Líder HD e vai ser aberto ao público! Será um episódio épico, sobre a Universidade da Vida! Nesse post eu converso com a Lidia Picinin, que é coordenadora da Pluriversidade para contar tudo o que vai acontecer nesse dia. Aumenta o som e se liga na revolução! Para se inscrever gratuitamente neste evento, clique no link abaixo: http://www1.udesc.br/?idFormulario=437 Conheça mais sobre a Pluriversidade, acesse o site: www.udesc.br/pluriversidade Acompanhe, participe, inscreva-se e siga nossos canais nas redes sociais onde compartilhamos materiais edificantes e informações sobre o Programa de Coaching da UDESC: * Sites: http://udesc.br/pluriversidade e http://www.udesc.br/coaching * Página Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pluriversidadeudesc/ * Grupo Público Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjcoachingprogram/ * Twitter: http://@pluriversidade * Canal Youtube Pluriversidade: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JYyjkX2qyQl93qjvNu0zw * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pluriversidade.udesc/ Coordenação: Profa. Lidia Cristina Almeida Picinin (Lidinha) E-mail: pluriversidade@udesc.br WhatsApp: (48) 99984-1014 PRÁTICA HD: No nosso bate papo a Lidia comenta sobre um programa criado por Dixon Chibanda que a Pluriversidade quer trazer para o Brasil. Veja só que interessante a palestra do Dixon no TED: https://www.ted.com/talks/dixon_chibanda_why_i_train_grandmothers_to_treat_depression?language=pt-br
Tami and Carolan talk about the amazing Ted Talk by Dixon Chibanda about using grandmothers to bring comfort to those in need.
This week we discuss Dr. Dixon Chibanda and his Friendship Bench, where he trains grandmothers to treat depression in Africa. Also, this is the one year anniversary of the Therapy For The Heart podcast so we would like to give a big thank you to all of our listeners! We love you. Thanks for your support.
Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe -- for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale traditional methods of treating those with mental health issues, Chibanda helped to develop a beautiful solution powered by a limitless resource: grandmothers. In this extraordinary, inspirational talk, learn more about the friendship bench program, which trains grandmothers in evidence-based talk therapy and brings care, and hope, to those in need.
딕슨 치반다 (Dixon Chibanda)는 1600만 명 인구의 짐바브웨의 정신과 의사 12명 중 한명입니다. 자신의 나라가 정신 건강 문제를 가진 사람들을 치료하는 전통적인 방법을 결코 확장 할 수 없다는 것을 알고, 치반다는 할머니가 할 수 있는 무한한 자원에 힘 입어 아름다운 해법을 개발하는 것을 도왔습니다. 이 특별한 영감을 주는 대화에서 증거 기반의 대화 요법에서 할머니를 양성하고 도움이 필요한 사람들에게 관심과 희망을 가져다주는 우정 벤치 프로그램에 대해 자세히 알아보십시오.
Dixon Chibanda ist einer von 12 Psychiatern in Zimbabwe -- zuständig für eine Bevölkerung von über 16 Millionen Menschen. Chibanda erkannte, dass sein Land niemals in der Lage sein würde, alle Leute mit psychischen Gesundheitsproblemen mithilfe der üblichen Behandlungsmethoden zu versorgen. Er trug stark zur Entwicklung eines neuen, schönen Lösungskonzeptes bei, das auf einer endlosen Ressource beruht: Großmütter. Erfahren Sie in diesem außergewöhnlichen, inspirierenden Vortrag mehr über das Projekt "Friendship Bench" (dt.: Freundschaftsbank), bei dem Großmütter in evidenzbasierter Gesprächstherapie unterwiesen werden und dadurch denjenigen, die psychische Hilfe benötigen, Aufmerksamkeit und Hoffung schenken.
Dixon Chibanda é um dos 12 psiquiatras do Zimbábue, para uma população de mais de 16 milhões. Percebendo que seu país jamais conseguiria manter métodos tradicionais para tratar aqueles com problemas de saúde mental, Chibanda ajudou a desenvolver uma linda solução alimentada por um recurso inacabável: avós. Nesta palestra inspiradora e extraordinária, aprenda mais sobre o programa "Banco da Amizade", que ensina avós sobre terapia de conversa baseada em evidências e traz cuidado e esperança àqueles que precisam.
Dixon Chibanda est l'un des 12 psychiatres du Zimbabwe pour une population de 16 millions d'habitants. Réalisant que son pays ne sera jamais capable d'étendre les méthodes traditionnelles de traitement des troubles de la santé mentale, il a aidé à développer une belle solution alimentée par une ressource infinie : les grands-mères. Dans cette présentation extraordinaire et inspirante, apprenez-en plus sur le programme du banc de l'amitié qui forme les grands-mères à la thérapie verbale, qui a fait ses preuves, et apporte soins et espoir à ceux dans le besoin.
Dixon Chibanda es uno de los 12 psiquiatras en Zimbabwe para una población de más de 16 millones. Al darse cuenta que su país nunca iba a ser capaz de tratar por métodos tradicionales a personas con problemas de salud mental, Chibanda ayudó a desarrollar una solución hermosa con un recurso ilimitado: las abuelas. En esta charla extraordinaria e inspiradora, descubrirá más sobre el Programa de Banco de Amistad, que capacita a las abuelas en la terapia conversacional basada en la evidencia y brinda atención y esperanza a quien la necesita.
يعتبر ديكسون تشيباندا أحد الأطباء النفسيين الاثني عشر في زيمبابوي، لعدد سكان يزيد عن 16 مليون نسمة. مدركًا أن دولته لن تتمكن أبدًا من تجاوز الأساليب التقليدية للتعامل مع من يعانون اضطربات نفسية، ساعد تشيباندا على تطوير حلول رائعة مستمدة من مصادر غير محدودة: هن الجدات، في هذه المحادثة الاستثنائية الملهمة، تتعرف على المزيد حول برنامج مقاعد الصداقة، الذي يدرب الجدات على العلاج بالحديث، هذا الأخير القائم على الأدلة ويقدم الرعاية والأمل للمحتاجين.
A crisis is emerging that could pose as grave a threat to public health as obesity or substance abuse: social isolation. Neuroscientists have identified regions of the brain that respond to loneliness, and a powerful body of research shows that lonely people are more likely to become ill, experience cognitive decline, and die early. Across the industrialized world, millions of people live with sparse human contact, putting their well-being at risk. Does social media drive loneliness, or help to cure it? How does loneliness alter the brain, and how can we treat this condition? Featured guests are Carla Perissinotto, Dixon Chibanda, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, and Katie Hafner. Find our companion episode "The Opioid Tsunami," by clicking here. Find Katie Hafner's New York Times investigative article about loneliness here. Follow the show on Twitter @aspenideas and Facebook at facebook.com/aspenideas. Email your comments to aspenideastogo@gmail.com.
Anxiety is a universal human emotion that has been described as the price-tag on freedom. It is the price we pay for a brain that can anticipate the future. But when anxiety spirals out of control it can take over our lives as we battle against phobias, panic attacks, dread and debilitating fear. So how is anxiety triggered and constructed in the brain? Is the almond-shaped amygdala the seat of fear or are our anxieties constructed in other parts of the brain? And for those made miserable by anxiety, how best can it be treated? Bridget Kendall explores the biology of anxiety and some unexpected approaches to treatment, including friendship benches and therapy horses. She is joined by Joseph LeDoux, author of Anxiety and professor of Neuroscience and director of the Emotional Brain Institute, New York University; Dr Dixon Chibanda, a consultant Psychiatrist in Zimbabwe and pioneer of the Friendship Bench; Susanna Forrest, a British authority on the horse and author of The Age of Horse: An Equine Journey through Human History. (Photo: A young man holding his head in his hands)