For active duty service members and veterans battling PTSD or traumatic brain injury, a specially trained service dog can be ...

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Local nonprofits A Soldier’s Wish and Paws for Patriots graduate their first class of service dogs, pairing veterans with trained companions to help manage PTSD, anxiety, and daily life challenges.

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 ...

Many of our military personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been traumatized by their experiences in the warzones. While the majority struggle with their experiences, most will ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The PAWS Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Wednesday. The legislation directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide service dogs and ...

A warning — this story contains the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for help. At what he calls the lowest point in his ...

Vivid imprinting of memories of psychologically traumatizing events occurs in animals ranging from mice to humans. Mice subjected to inescapable foot shock or rats immobilized and then exposed to cats ...

The numbers of seriously injured servicemen and women coming back from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to climb. Besides physical wounds, many return with severe post traumatic stress ...