Semper Fi Service Dogs rescues shelter animals to help vets with PTSD, forms of trauma

Semper Fi Service Dogs has paired more than 100 animals rescued from shelters with Palm Beach County veterans coping with ...
Niners Wire

Rescuing them both: Nonprofit seeks hope, healing by pairing vets with PTSD, shelter dogs

Semper Fi Service Dogs has paired more than 100 animals rescued from shelters with Palm Beach County veterans coping with ...

With a service dog watching their ‘six,’ veterans gain ground in battles with PTSD

Over the last few years, there has been a surge in nonprofit groups – thanks to federal grants — that train and pair dogs ...
Palm Beach Post

FAU study finds training dogs helps ease stress, slow aging in women combat veterans

Veterans who trained dogs showed an increase in telomere length, a marker of cellular aging, while a control group showed a decrease. The study highlights the potential of non-traditional, ...

Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers, with suicides also on the rise

Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers, with a growing number suffering from mental health illnesses ...
The Washington Informer

Veterans Affected by PTSD Find Solace Through Service Dogs

Service dogs can provide emotional and psychological support for veterans suffering from PTSD, as showcased in the ...
New Atlas

Training service dogs may slow aging in female vets with PTSD

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...
People

Hero Service Dog Detects Veteran's Dangerous Medical Issue, Saving Man's Life a Second Time (Exclusive)

Tommy the Labrador retriever, a service dog from Dogs Inc, went outside his training to alert his owner to life-threatening medical episode Lexi VanOsdol/Dogs Inc. After years of waiting, Hank Ford, a ...
KVUE

'A match made in heaven' | A local Vietnam War veteran finally gets his service dog

WASHINGTON — KVUE met Navy veteran Bob Freeze on a rainy day at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. He and other veterans had been flown from their Texas homes to the ...
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Fireworks pose challenges for veterans living with PTSD in Central Florida

As Central Florida prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, the sound of fireworks can be triggering for veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder. Pernell Bush, a licensed psychotherapist ...
USA Today

Watch service dog help wounded veteran find healing and renewed purpose

A roadside bomb shattered a veteran’s life, but a service dog helped rebuild it. When Joe Worley joined the military, it wasn’t for glory — he simply wanted to help others. "From video games to books, ...
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Veterans receive presentation on how they can get a service dog of their own, at no cost

Veterans receive presentation on how they can get a service dog of their own, at no cost Democrats Launch Investigation Into Trump’s ‘Theft’ Of $230 Million In Taxpayer Money GM Cuts Hundreds of ...