Prepare to feel good: County to launch service dog program for veterans

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:17:11 -0400

"Our goal is to try to place three service dogs with three veterans in Franklin County," said Justin Slep, director of the county Department of Veterans Affairs. "We will try to make sure to place dogs with the veterans with the most needs."
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Dogs can ease the severity of post traumatic stress disorder. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs last year compensated nearly 740,000 U.S. military veterans for PTSD. By simply gazing into each others' eyes, dogs and their owners release in each other a hormone associated with increase relaxation and trust, according to an Azabu University study recently published in the magazine Science.

http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/county-to-launch-service-dog-program-for-veterans-1.350537

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2015 9:17 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:17:58 -0400

Perfect! Keep these programs coming!

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 4 at 2015 10:27 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:27:23 -0400

Sweet! Now if the VA can get onboard with these types of programs!