The power of group therapy

Published: July 12, 2022, 2:06 a.m.

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Therapy has been helping Boko Haram survivors and street youth in Liberia turn their lives around.\\n \\nIn northern Nigeria, a programme called Counselling on Wheels is offering mobile mental health services in remote and dangerous areas.\\n \\nThey\\u2019ve been giving Boko Haram survivors and others affected by conflict a safe space to talk about the horrific violence and trauma they have been exposed to.\\n \\nIn Liberia, a project called Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia has been using cognitive behavioural therapy and a cash reward to turn young men away from crime. A new study has shown the scheme is working.\\n \\n \\nPresenter: Myra Anubi\\nProducer/reporter: Lucy Burns\\nLiberia producer: Massa Kanneh\\nProduction Co-ordinator: Ibtisam Zein\\nSound mix: Hal Haines\\nExecutive producer: Tom Colls\\nEditor: Penny Murphy\\n \\nImage: Counselling on Wheels (Credit: Neem Foundation)

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