Colleen Anne Dell

2. The bonds humans have with animals can support their healing from addiction.

Meet our therapy dogs and hear Dr. Colleen Dell discuss the power of the human-animal bond in her TedX Talk and journal article.
Find out the history of the human-dog bond in Dr. Robert Losey’s webinar.
Take our certificate course to be more informed about how the bond Veterans form with their Service Dogs helps them with their PTSD and recovery from substance use health concerns.

3. Animals can help humans cope at stressful times, such as a pandemic, exams, and treatment.

Find out how animals can help during the pandemic in this inforgraphic, with university students during exams in these journal articles (1 & 2), and at inpatient treatment centres in these fact sheets: Calder Centre Residential Addictions Treatment Centre & Métis Addictions Council of SK Treatment Centre.

4. Visiting with a therapy dog can lower patient pain in a hospital emergency department.

Read about our latest study in the news or a 2 minute cartoon!

5. 88% of Canadians in recovery from substance use identify their relationship with an animal

Download a poster.

6. Service providers can become animal-informed in their practice in six simple steps.

Follow the 6 steps here!

7. Animals can help people who are isolated feel like they matter.

Read a magazine about prisoners and their pets, view a poster about Veterans and their Service Dogs, and watch a video about students and therapy dogs.

8. Therapy dogs help to create a calming environment for staff & clients

Read about it in the Canadian Nurse Journal.

9. Animals can support recovery from Opioid Use Disorder in ways that a human cannot.

Learn about our study findings on the impacts of a therapy dog, pets and service dogs.

things to know about the human-animal bond & substance use

1. Animals can be important to peoples’ health, including substance use.

2. The bonds humans have with animals can support their healing from addiction.

3. Animals can help humans cope at stressful times, such as a pandemic, exams, and treatment.

4. Visiting with a therapy dog can lower patient pain in a hospital emergency department.

5. 88% of Canadians in recovery from substance use identify their relationship with an animal

6. Service providers can become animal-informed in their practice in six simple steps.

7. Animals can help people who are isolated feel like they matter.

8. Therapy dogs help to create a calming environment for staff & clients

9. Animals can support recovery from Opioid Use Disorder in ways that a human cannot.

10. Indigenous people have a holistic view of the connection between human, animal, planet health

things to know about the human-animal bond & substance use

1. Animals can be important to peoples’ health, including substance use.

2. The bonds humans have with animals can support their healing from addiction.

3. Animals can help humans cope at stressful times, such as a pandemic, exams, and treatment.

4. Visiting with a therapy dog can lower patient pain in a hospital emergency department.

5. 88% of Canadians in recovery from substance use identify their relationship with an animal

6. Service providers can become animal-informed in their practice in six simple steps.

7. Animals can help people who are isolated feel like they matter.

8. Therapy dogs help to create a calming environment for staff & clients

9. Animals can support recovery from Opioid Use Disorder in ways that a human cannot.

10. Indigenous people have a holistic view of the connection between human, animal, planet health

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