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Dixon Chibanda: Why I train grandmothers to treat depression
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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.
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;Africa;biology;collaboration;communication;community;compassion;depression;empathy;humanity;illness;innovation;mental health;personal growth;social change;society;TED2017;2017
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