Bill to Provide Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD Passes House Unanimously
Bill to Provide Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD Passes House Unanimously
The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers, or PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act, would have the VA create a 5-year pilot to give grants to one or more organizations to train and provide service dogs to veterans with post-traumatic stress and other post-deployment mental health issues.
While the VA has been studying the use of service dogs for mental health treatment, it currently only covers service dogs for use in mobility issues.
The bipartisan bill was introduced by Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, who has served in Iraq in the Ohio Army National Guard.
Read the full article at this link – https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/07/bill-provide-service-dogs-veterans-ptsd-passes-house-unanimously.html
Note: A fully trained service dog requires 12-18 months of training and costs just over $40,000.00 each. The Disabled Veteran Empowerment network is working with organizations to provide PTSD veterans companion dogs that provide companionship and emotional support and are far less expensive. Your vehicle donation will help support this program.
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