Friendship Bench: Opening The Mind Course

Want to help create safe spaces for mental wellbeing in your community? At Friendship Bench, we train grandmothers to deliver mental health support in communities. To date, over 800,000 people have received support from 3,000 grandmothers across 10 countries. We are on a mission to get people out of depression 🌍 Guided by our core values: Empathy, Connectedness, and Anchored in Research. Our vision? A Friendship Bench within walking distance for all. ✨ Now, we are opening this knowledge to anyone ready to make a difference. Be part of our second cohort of the Opening The Mind Course, designed to equip you with practical tools to support mental wellbeing in your community. In this course, you will develop skills in: ✔️ Active listening ✔️ Therapeutic alliance ✔️ Use empathy as a tool for support ✔️ Offer basic psychoeducation ✔️ Create safe, healing spaces for people to share their stories You will also gain insights from our founder, Dr. Dixon Chibanda ( @chibandadixon ), whose work is transforming mental health support in communities globally. 🎓 Only 30 spots available for this upcoming cohort - don’t miss out! 📌 Register for our Opening The Mind Course here or click link in bio: https://www.friendshipbench.org/opening-the-mind 📌 Explore our training offers for individuals and organizations here or click link in bio: https://www.friendshipbench.org/fb-in-a-box Let’s build a world where no one has to suffer in silence. #FriendshipBench #OpeningTheMind #MentalHealthForAll