First-of-its-kind Research Indicates Therapy Dog Interventions Reduce Loneliness in Patients Hospitalized for the Treatment of Mental Illness

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and Pet Partners announced results of a randomized clinical trial that ...
Psychology Today

Animal Assisted Play Therapy: An Integrative Approach

I've long been interested in the general topic of human-animal interactions and given my research in play behavior by various nonhuman animals (animals,) I was intrigued by the title. I'm glad to have ...
Daily Herald

‘Horses can really teach a lot’: Benedictine to launch animal-assisted therapy course

Margaret Gitter returns to her alma mater, Benedictine University in Lisle, six times a year with some visitors from her backyard barn. Finn, a pony with an Appaloosa-like coat, and Ned, a steady ...
Frontiers

Animal-Assisted Support in Public Mental Health: Evidence, Ethics, and Lifespan Perspectives

The involvement of animals in supporting human mental health has deep roots, with documented examples of animals providing ...
Psychology Today

Animal-Assisted Therapy May Help Patients with Brain Injury

Yesterday, the New York Times published a heart-wrenching profile of three-time world champion and Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin, who had a bike crash last January, which may have resulted in a ...
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The rise of llama therapy: These gentle animals transform lives

As National Llama Day arrives on December 9, 2025, it’s the perfect moment to recognize an unexpected yet rapidly growing force in the world of emotional healing: llamas. With their calm demeanor, ...
The Columbian

“Horses are the masters of mindfulness”: Lifeline Connections adds animal-assisted therapy to offerings

Lifeline Connections is taking its therapy practices to the arena. The Vancouver organization — which provides mental health and addiction services — added animal-assisted therapy to its stable of ...
The Desert Sun

Paws & Hearts celebrates quarter century of animal-assisted therapy

It was 25 years ago today, Dec. 1, 1999, that Paws & Hearts Animal Assisted Therapy received its 501(c)(3) nonprofit classification. At the time, I never dreamed the organization would have grown like ...
KBTX

Whistlestop Acres using animal-assisted psychotherapy to help clients

SOMERVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - This segment on The Three was paid for and sponsored by Whistlestop Acres. Try out an unconventional form of therapy during Mental Health Awareness Month. Whistlestop Acres ...
KTLA

Pawsitive Beginnings expands its animal-assisted therapy network with new partner and fox addition

KEY LARGO, Fla., June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pawsitive Beginnings, a growing fox rescue program in Key Largo, Florida, continues to develop its animal-assisted therapy network by announcing a new ...
AOL

Nonprofit providing animal-assisted therapy wins grant for expansion in Frankfort

Katy Kleinschmidt says Coping Together’s animal assisted therapy not only helped her son Jack form deep relationships with his favorite animals, but improved his ability to connect with people as well ...