Since 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental health diagnosis, there is an uptick of people who have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). To qualify for the service, individuals must be legally disabled ...

Like other types of service dogs, psychiatric service dogs (PSDs) assist individuals with specific tasks directly related to mental health disorders or learning disabilities. These highly skilled dogs ...

Psychiatric service dogs (PSDs), also known as mental health service dogs, are specially trained to assist their human partners with the symptoms of disabling mental illness and neurodevelopmental ...

A new, local dog academy is looking for “puppy raisers” — volunteers to help shape the next generation of service and therapy ...

Rosie has been progressing in her training and she went to the library for the first time yesterday. My PSD trainer, Jane Miller from Healing Companions, and I were working on public access training ...

Experts share what assistance dogs do, the types of disabilities they support, and the role of reputable organizations in finding the right animal.

Kody Green started having auditory and visual hallucinations, as well as paranoia and delusions, during his freshman year of college. His symptoms drove him to drug abuse that ultimately landed him in ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Joybound People & Pets Shelter to Service (S to S) program, transforms shelter dogs into psychiatric service animals for Veterans, first responders, and ...