What is a canine Crisis & Grief Support Team?
It is a trained certified dog/handler team specifically educated on both ends of the leash to assist mental health workers to provide support and necessary intervention to individuals in need on sites of crisis, trauma and disaster. When tragedy strikes a community, individual, or family, and people are working through their grief, the simple act of petting a dog can give comfort that no words can offer. The value of specially trained therapy dogs during times of crisis has been demonstrated time and again. They offer more than just a warm furry body; many dogs instinctually understand when someone needs comfort and offer it unconditionally, without judgment or obligation. What is the benefit of Canine Crisis & Grief Support Teams at a crisis? It is not appropriate to have a Canine Crisis Support Team at every crisis. Canine Crisis Response Teams are a unique treatment tool that has the potential to enable mental health professionals and/or emergency responders to work with hard-to-rea
