Necessary and relevant with rising numbers of people with depression and anxiety disorder.
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Miriam Smith
11 years ago
Mental health assistance dogs would help so many people with mental health problems to live more functional, enjoyable lives. The worth of this provision has already been seen in other countries - please help the mentally ill in this country by putting it in place.
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Miriam Smith
11 years ago
Mental health assistance dogs would help so many people with mental health problems to live more functional, enjoyable lives. The worth of this provision has already been seen in other countries - please help the mentally ill in this country by putting it in place.
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Patricia Dowdall
11 years ago
My dog Dillon is my life and has enabled me to gain more independence and I have reduced panic attacks when he is with me.
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Annabelle Daley-Yates
11 years ago
This is so important. Having access to an assistance dog will be a needed life-line for so many sufferers of mental illness.
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charlotte anne
11 years ago
I think that this is brilliant. I have severe anxiety, depression and panic attacks! I cant even attend college without it being such a task to the point I am ill. Yet I still have no support except therapists 9 - 5 monday to friday. What about the rest of my time? Nights when I need support the most? Weekends? It doesn't work. The fear of being alone is unknown
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charlotte anne
11 years ago
I think that this is brilliant. I have severe anxiety, depression and panic attacks! I cant even attend college without it being such a task to the point I am ill. Yet I still have no support except therapists 9 - 5 monday to friday. What about the rest of my time? Nights when I need support the most? Weekends? It doesn't work. The fear of being alone is unknown
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Karen Prior
11 years ago
I wish someone had assigned Robin Williams one!
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Karen Prior
11 years ago
I wish someone had assigned Robin Williams one!
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Asha Al-Humaidi
11 years ago
Thank you so much for raising the awareness of this issue
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Asha Al-Humaidi
11 years ago
Thank you so much for raising the awareness of this issue
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Ellie Boam
11 years ago
I'm going to become a legal adult very soon, and have suffered with mental health issues for many years, mainly anxiety and depression which have greatly impacted on my life. I am an animal lover, and find great comfort in being around them, especially dogs.
It would be invaluable to me and many other people in the UK if mental health assistance dogs were to be recognised as they are in the US. I am working on building my independence and confidence, and I truly believe having a trained assistance dog by my side as I tackle things such as university, moving out of my parent's house and away from home to unfamiliar places will greatly aid my recovery and management of my issues.
One thing I have recently become aware of is the use of assistance dogs on planes (as I doubt mental health assistance dogs are accepted at the moment and would have to fly in the hold, completely missing the point). As I am soon to be flying alone for the first time and am very anxious about it, being allowed to have an assistance dog with me in the cabin would be a great help. It's this sort of thing that we need, and I would be overjoyed if, in the future, I would have the resources to be able to apply for an assistance dog myself (or perhaps one day, for organisations to be given the funds needed to provide the service for free. What a day that would be!).
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Ellie Boam
11 years ago
I'm going to become a legal adult very soon, and have suffered with mental health issues for many years, mainly anxiety and depression which have greatly impacted on my life. I am an animal lover, and find great comfort in being around them, especially dogs.
It would be invaluable to me and many other people in the UK if mental health assistance dogs were to be recognised as they are in the US. I am working on building my independence and confidence, and I truly believe having a trained assistance dog by my side as I tackle things such as university, moving out of my parent's house and away from home to unfamiliar places will greatly aid my recovery and management of my issues.
One thing I have recently become aware of is the use of assistance dogs on planes (as I doubt mental health assistance dogs are accepted at the moment and would have to fly in the hold, completely missing the point). As I am soon to be flying alone for the first time and am very anxious about it, being allowed to have an assistance dog with me in the cabin would be a great help. It's this sort of thing that we need, and I would be overjoyed if, in the future, I would have the resources to be able to apply for an assistance dog myself (or perhaps one day, for organisations to be given the funds needed to provide the service for free. What a day that would be!).
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robert toner
11 years ago
there is a real need for this type of dog in the uk....to be recognised as much as dogs for the blind...my sister would be completely house bound without the confidence and security her dog provides when she is out and about...the dogs loyalty and companionship is such a vital part of my sisters life ...without him she wouldn't function ...that's how important he is to her..
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robert toner
11 years ago
there is a real need for this type of dog in the uk....to be recognised as much as dogs for the blind...my sister would be completely house bound without the confidence and security her dog provides when she is out and about...the dogs loyalty and companionship is such a vital part of my sisters life ...without him she wouldn't function ...that's how important he is to her..
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Roseanna Johnson
11 years ago
The need for Mental Health Assistance Dogs is ever increasing. Having suffered Depression, ptsd and anxiety due to traumatic childhood and the perpetrator being a Family Member I found myself and continue to find myself totally isolated and alone. Without a Dog in my life, I would have died. Please reconsider. This illness is very real, and very debilitating.
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Roseanna Johnson
11 years ago
The need for Mental Health Assistance Dogs is ever increasing. Having suffered Depression, ptsd and anxiety due to traumatic childhood and the perpetrator being a Family Member I found myself and continue to find myself totally isolated and alone. Without a Dog in my life, I would have died. Please reconsider. This illness is very real, and very debilitating.
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Helen rooney
11 years ago
My husband is an abuse survivor and suffers from chronic anxiety when away from me and will not leave the house. He loves dogs and found that he felt calmer in all environments including out in the community. Sadly we lost our dog to cancer but when out and about with our dog it made it difficult for us to go into shops or restaurants as he could not go in alone due his anxiety while I waited outside with the dog. If the dog was trained as an assistance dog he could fully access community services and facilities and build his confidence.
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Helen rooney
11 years ago
My husband is an abuse survivor and suffers from chronic anxiety when away from me and will not leave the house. He loves dogs and found that he felt calmer in all environments including out in the community. Sadly we lost our dog to cancer but when out and about with our dog it made it difficult for us to go into shops or restaurants as he could not go in alone due his anxiety while I waited outside with the dog. If the dog was trained as an assistance dog he could fully access community services and facilities and build his confidence.
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Carlean Feeney-Smith
11 years ago
Please Please help us something so simple with huge benefits.
Necessary and relevant with rising numbers of people with depression and anxiety disorder.
Mental health assistance dogs would help so many people with mental health problems to live more functional, enjoyable lives. The worth of this provision has already been seen in other countries - please help the mentally ill in this country by putting it in place.
Mental health assistance dogs would help so many people with mental health problems to live more functional, enjoyable lives. The worth of this provision has already been seen in other countries - please help the mentally ill in this country by putting it in place.
My dog Dillon is my life and has enabled me to gain more independence and I have reduced panic attacks when he is with me.
This is so important. Having access to an assistance dog will be a needed life-line for so many sufferers of mental illness.
I think that this is brilliant. I have severe anxiety, depression and panic attacks! I cant even attend college without it being such a task to the point I am ill. Yet I still have no support except therapists 9 - 5 monday to friday. What about the rest of my time? Nights when I need support the most? Weekends? It doesn't work. The fear of being alone is unknown
I think that this is brilliant. I have severe anxiety, depression and panic attacks! I cant even attend college without it being such a task to the point I am ill. Yet I still have no support except therapists 9 - 5 monday to friday. What about the rest of my time? Nights when I need support the most? Weekends? It doesn't work. The fear of being alone is unknown
I wish someone had assigned Robin Williams one!
I wish someone had assigned Robin Williams one!
Thank you so much for raising the awareness of this issue
Thank you so much for raising the awareness of this issue
I'm going to become a legal adult very soon, and have suffered with mental health issues for many years, mainly anxiety and depression which have greatly impacted on my life. I am an animal lover, and find great comfort in being around them, especially dogs. It would be invaluable to me and many other people in the UK if mental health assistance dogs were to be recognised as they are in the US. I am working on building my independence and confidence, and I truly believe having a trained assistance dog by my side as I tackle things such as university, moving out of my parent's house and away from home to unfamiliar places will greatly aid my recovery and management of my issues. One thing I have recently become aware of is the use of assistance dogs on planes (as I doubt mental health assistance dogs are accepted at the moment and would have to fly in the hold, completely missing the point). As I am soon to be flying alone for the first time and am very anxious about it, being allowed to have an assistance dog with me in the cabin would be a great help. It's this sort of thing that we need, and I would be overjoyed if, in the future, I would have the resources to be able to apply for an assistance dog myself (or perhaps one day, for organisations to be given the funds needed to provide the service for free. What a day that would be!).
I'm going to become a legal adult very soon, and have suffered with mental health issues for many years, mainly anxiety and depression which have greatly impacted on my life. I am an animal lover, and find great comfort in being around them, especially dogs. It would be invaluable to me and many other people in the UK if mental health assistance dogs were to be recognised as they are in the US. I am working on building my independence and confidence, and I truly believe having a trained assistance dog by my side as I tackle things such as university, moving out of my parent's house and away from home to unfamiliar places will greatly aid my recovery and management of my issues. One thing I have recently become aware of is the use of assistance dogs on planes (as I doubt mental health assistance dogs are accepted at the moment and would have to fly in the hold, completely missing the point). As I am soon to be flying alone for the first time and am very anxious about it, being allowed to have an assistance dog with me in the cabin would be a great help. It's this sort of thing that we need, and I would be overjoyed if, in the future, I would have the resources to be able to apply for an assistance dog myself (or perhaps one day, for organisations to be given the funds needed to provide the service for free. What a day that would be!).
there is a real need for this type of dog in the uk....to be recognised as much as dogs for the blind...my sister would be completely house bound without the confidence and security her dog provides when she is out and about...the dogs loyalty and companionship is such a vital part of my sisters life ...without him she wouldn't function ...that's how important he is to her..
there is a real need for this type of dog in the uk....to be recognised as much as dogs for the blind...my sister would be completely house bound without the confidence and security her dog provides when she is out and about...the dogs loyalty and companionship is such a vital part of my sisters life ...without him she wouldn't function ...that's how important he is to her..
The need for Mental Health Assistance Dogs is ever increasing. Having suffered Depression, ptsd and anxiety due to traumatic childhood and the perpetrator being a Family Member I found myself and continue to find myself totally isolated and alone. Without a Dog in my life, I would have died. Please reconsider. This illness is very real, and very debilitating.
The need for Mental Health Assistance Dogs is ever increasing. Having suffered Depression, ptsd and anxiety due to traumatic childhood and the perpetrator being a Family Member I found myself and continue to find myself totally isolated and alone. Without a Dog in my life, I would have died. Please reconsider. This illness is very real, and very debilitating.
My husband is an abuse survivor and suffers from chronic anxiety when away from me and will not leave the house. He loves dogs and found that he felt calmer in all environments including out in the community. Sadly we lost our dog to cancer but when out and about with our dog it made it difficult for us to go into shops or restaurants as he could not go in alone due his anxiety while I waited outside with the dog. If the dog was trained as an assistance dog he could fully access community services and facilities and build his confidence.
My husband is an abuse survivor and suffers from chronic anxiety when away from me and will not leave the house. He loves dogs and found that he felt calmer in all environments including out in the community. Sadly we lost our dog to cancer but when out and about with our dog it made it difficult for us to go into shops or restaurants as he could not go in alone due his anxiety while I waited outside with the dog. If the dog was trained as an assistance dog he could fully access community services and facilities and build his confidence.
Please Please help us something so simple with huge benefits.