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New PTSD program trains service dogs alongside first responders who need them

December 9, 2019 
By CityNews


Dec. 9, 2019, Niagara Falls, Ont. – Two emergency workers living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are introducing dogs as part of a new program to help fellow first responders deal with the illness. The Valhalla Project Niagara is a treatment course that provides mental health support and education for emergency workers and military veterans. It will also partner a service dog in-training with some participants, so they can train together to become an official service dog team. CityNews reports. | READ MORE


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