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Psychological support through dogs trained by a multidisciplinary team.

* Psychological assistance dogs: trained to accompany people on a daily basis.

* Intervention dogs: trained to become colleagues of first line responders.

* Possibility of giving a dog from 1 to 4 years old maximum, so that it becomes an assistance dog.

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psychological assistance dogs: children of at least 6 years of age and adults who are autistic or are living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), veterans, intervention dogs: first-line responders (police officers, paramedics, etc)

none

Province of Québec

English, French

by email, initial meeting with a psychosocial counsellor

children: dog-children interactions evaluation, referral from a health professional approving the adoption project, adults: referral from a health professional, diagnosis of disabling psychological disorder

Yes