Healing Companions, a 501 (c)(3) organization, serves mentally ill residents of Northeast Ohio and changes the lives of shelter dogs – adopted and trained to become Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs), persons experiencing a mental disorder – providing them with a PSD, and inmates – who train the dogs and gain job skills and “soft skills” to help them obtain employment and contribute to the community upon release.
In this clip, an inmate talks about a recent visit with one of the people who received a PSD. He was greatly moved by her story as she shared her experiences living with mental illness and how her life has changed now that she has a service dog. He now has a better appreciation of how the Healing Companions program changes lives and is grateful for the experience he is able to have in helping with the dogs’ basic training.
Won’t you consider supporting Healing Companions to help us continue the work we do?
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