After the city removed the benches, the Chattanooga Urbanist Society, a local organization that promotes equity in city ...

The study, run in Zimbabwe, is the first of its kind to assess whether community-based therapy through the Friendship Bench ...

A woman is seriously hurt after a man stabbed her outside the Friendship Heights Metro station in Chevy Chase, Maryland, ...

A 66-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after surviving a stabbing at the Friendship Heights Metro station in ...

A woman sitting on a bench was stabbed outside the Friendship Heights Metro station Monday morning, and police have the person accused of stabbing her thanks to a witness who saw what happened.

Police said a man from D.C. is facing several charges, including attempted murder after he stabbed a woman who was sitting on ...

I moved from the East Coast of the US to Scotland a few years ago. There have been a few surprising differences in my social ...

The friendship benches at Stone Lodge Academy were unveiled last week for pupils to use if they are feeling lonely. By sitting on the friendship bench other the idea is that other children will ...

TWINS have saved up their pocket money to buy a friendship bench for their school in memory of their grandfather. Esha and Sarjun Gill, aged 9, unveiled the bench, worth £600, at Northfleet’s ...

A new “friendship bench” has appeared by a seafront lagoon to raise awareness around mental health and champion the work of a local artist. The bench at Hove Lagoon features floral artwork ...

"The Friendship Bench" recruits grandmothers as mental health counselors to bridge the mental health treatment gap in ...

when there were just two psychiatrists serving over 12 million people, Zimbabwe had to get creative to treat depression. Now, one bright idea--the Friendship Bench--is spreading far and wide.