Recently, there has been tremendous growth in the focus on mental health in K-12 education. Children nowadays face various stressors in school (academically and socially), as well as challenges from ...

Sabrina Tsentner had met Jerry Ziegler before, so she knew what to expect when she knelt in front of him, stared deeply into his eyes and gave him a few scratches on his head. An instant sense of calm ...

Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners—a Bellevue, Wash.-based national therapy animal organization focusing on improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond—traces her ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A local Indy hospital was gifted $1 million to begin a new pet therapy program. The Eskenazi Health Foundation announced the creation of the new program named the "Robert and Gina ...

In an innovative approach to support student mental health and well-being, the University of Connecticut Student Health and Wellness division (SHaW) has introduced a pet therapy program on campus.