![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to a colleague while seated at a bench in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 11,2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1576e16827f74ec2a13520d389bcd0f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to a colleague while seated at a bench in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 11,2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi An empty bench is seen outside the Friendship Bench offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 4, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b2603468fe42461c99f7d79a4db360c2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An empty bench is seen outside the Friendship Bench offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 4, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to a colleague while seated at a bench in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 11, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ee73b84523148aea346fcf33773faaa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to a colleague while seated at a bench in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 11, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, talks on her mobile phone while on a home visit in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/179a800cb6024cb4a119d85e7664867e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, talks on her mobile phone while on a home visit in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c1fadf9b1b334b76ab4f58f2f2909b88/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/39ab4f1d019b400cb5f5eed029c17046/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, waters her vegetabales at her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9efb15c5b7f04912a19bf88777faccfc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, waters her vegetabales at her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother is seen walking to a home visit in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5cb325796e914f2fbf99fe7d8d58ecd1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother is seen walking to a home visit in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Tambudzai Tembo reacts while narrating her story outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.After her son, the family's shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into meltdown. She contemplated suicide.In Zimbabwe, where clinical mental health services are scarce, her chances of getting professional help were next to zero. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/418b2c2947434833b20543676f8730b7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Tambudzai Tembo reacts while narrating her story outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.After her son, the family's shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into meltdown. She contemplated suicide.In Zimbabwe, where clinical mental health services are scarce, her chances of getting professional help were next to zero. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2c0ca5ab3dfb466ab04118e07416e913/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, right, talks to Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
![Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, left, meets up with Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dcd508eeb350424eb32a6955b4ef8f9d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Siridzayi Dzukwa, a grandmother, left, meets up with Tambudzai Tembo outside her house in Hatfcliffe on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)