![]() More children are starting school depressed and anxious – without help, it will only get worse These activities aren’t necessarily overseen by a professional, nor are they specific psychological interventions. One example is to facilitate emotional or physical mental health and wellbeing through pet therapy or the presence of therapy dogs. ![]() ![]() There are also animal-assisted activities, which is an umbrella term covering many different ways animals can be used to help humans. A health care professional who uses a therapy dog in treatment may be viewed as less threatening, potentially increasing the connection between the client and professional. This aims to improve a person’s social, cognitive and emotional functioning. Therapy dogs can also be used as part of animal assisted therapy. Ohio University Libraries/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND The human-animal bond can impact people and animals in positive ways.
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