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The power of group therapy

Therapy has been helping Boko Haram survivors and street youth in Liberia turn their lives around.

Therapy has been helping Boko Haram survivors and street youth in Liberia turn their lives around.

In northern Nigeria, a programme called Counselling on Wheels is offering mobile mental health services in remote and dangerous areas.

They’ve 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.

In 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.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Lucy Burns
Liberia producer: Massa Kanneh
Production Co-ordinator: Ibtisam Zein
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Executive producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Penny Murphy

Image: Counselling on Wheels (Credit: Neem Foundation)

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