The Friendship Bench - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

A bench and community grandmothers bridge the gap in mental health care in Zimbabwe. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica With no resources or trained staff, Dr. Dixon Chibanda, one of a handful of psychiatrists in Zimbabwe, and Professor of Global Mental Health at Kings College London, aims to help solve the country’s mental health crisis. A group of grandmothers are trained in behavioural therapy and sit on wooden benches counselling community members on common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. 00:00 Emerging from Africa 02:30 Every psychiatrist’s worst nightmare 04:54 “In a country of 16 million, I am one of only 12 psychiatrists." 05:30 Zimbabwe’s layers of trauma 10:40 “The grandmothers can help” 13:10 89-year-old Gogo Hwiza can help solve your problems 13:45 Mental health care is best delivered by those who live in communities 14:40 The beginning of the Friendship Bench 15:00 ‘My heart wants to help’ 18:25 Kufungisa: Thinking Too Much 29:00 Government's strategic plan for better mental health 30:40 We will have over 2,000 grandmothers counselling 31:40 The bicycle solution 35:50 Celebrating winning a case and keeping a home 36:40 Most men are wary of a woman counsellor 40:00 Discriminating against you 43:50 Proud to be a Gogo (grandmother) counsellor 44:00 Depression is a leading cause of disability in the world 47:25 “Maybe I can retire when I expire” 47:50 “The grandmothers are the best thing to happen to me as a psychiatrist.” 🎥 Watch this film in HAUSA here: https://youtu.be/2nToetGRGn0?si=zRBkhaLZ8L69rpJH You may also be interested in these documentaries: https://youtu.be/klDKf2tUMX8 https://youtu.be/NClMdqEIUDM https://youtu.be/HM7pVuQ1YKU 🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt 📽️ Watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning #BBCEye investigations team at this documentary playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda *** Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ #Documentary #MentalHealth #Zimbabwe #Documentaries #BBCAfrica