Mental Health Disorders Should Be Eligible For Assistance Dogs

I think dogs do help mental health

Time for change time to address this epidemic problem

Hello, it doesn't exist. Psychiatric Assistance Dogs are only provided for in England and Wales and in order to qualify a person must have another known disability... in your instance, you have Autism. Someone suffering solely Mental Health Disorder doesn't qualify. xx

Just notice tittle of this has changed now but it's now asking for something that already is rl recognised as this is what my assistance dog does is my mental health n autism

Psychiatric assistance dog help with depression anxiety ect so there is assistance dog there what do this job already and better than an ESA would

7 years ago Featured

100 percent agree, animals especially dogs should be able to be used as a helper dog for a person with anxiety and depression and should be able to be welcomed into the same places any other disability dog is. I suffer from depression and anxiety and my dog is my helper and keeps me calm.

This is a great idea!

Fabulous idea

Iv had my assistance dogs attacked by untrained dogs n my assistance dog is for my mental health

7 years ago Featured

I think the fear is that so many dogs for all sorts of issues could be distracting to assistance dogs. Or people may think it devalues other assistance dogs. But we do have to recognise that depression is a very serious condition and a dog can very much help with this. We all know how comforting it can be for a dog to just come and rest rher nose onto you when you are down. I can see how this could easily be just what is required to draw someone away from negative thoughts. And that alone is a very worthy thing for a dog to do.

Dogs are so much better than drugs.

You can have an assistance if you just have depression could you email me so I can provide stuff to help you get your dog to be an assistance dog if needed  [email protected]

You can have an assistance if you just have depression could you email me so I can provide stuff to help you get your dog to be an assistance dog if needed [email protected]

Mental Health is a common illness and the love and support of a canine companion can have a massive positive impact .

Seems that's more a psychiatric assistance dog not ESA

Seems you need a psychiatric assistance dog

And I'm 1 of mainy who have owner trained assistance dog and my advocate works in goverment and wrote the law on assistance dogs

Right if you can fb me I can help because that's not correct, as I know plenty of ppl who solely have mental health assistance dog and you are aware you can self train your own assistance dog you dint have to have a charity trained assistance dog https://www.facebook.com/groups/1778990935498855/

I agree that dogs are great at helping with anxiety

Hello, yes there are psychiatric assistance dogs HOWEVER, these are not provided to people who suffer mental health issues solely.... people eligible must have another known disability. For example, you have autism. Unfortunately, having just anxiety or depression is not enough for you to be granted a PAD. I bet he helps you so much Michael :)