Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and broader animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) represent a developing field within complementary medicine that employs trained animals to support and enhance ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), also known as pet therapy, is a form of therapy that utilizes pets to enhance individuals' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive functioning, as defined by the ...

The integration of animals in educational environments has gained growing recognition as an innovative strategy to support learning, emotional well‐being and social development. Animal-assisted ...

Meridian Health and Therapeutic Farms share how their new animal-assisted therapy program is filling gaps in mental health care and transforming lives.

Healing begins the moment you're seen & heard. Therapy isn’t about fixing you — it’s about freeing you. Have mood swings, anxiety, or past trauma ever kept you from living the life you envision? I ...

Margaret Gitter returns to her alma mater, Benedictine University in Lisle, six times a year with some visitors from her backyard barn. Finn, a pony with an Appaloosa-like coat, and Ned, a steady ...

Edward Hospital in Naperville is seeking dogs to join its animal-assisted therapy program. Online application are available for owners who would like to have their pets considered, a news release said ...