La Trobe University Bendigo starts puppy training program to help veterans living with PTSD – 13/03/2019

A new program teaching puppies how to assist veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has started at La Trobe University Bendigo. Bendigo staff and students have adopted eight different dogs for 12 months, where they will be trained to become mental health assistance dogs. 

The latest students to enrol at La Trobe University – 12/03/2019 (video)

Four-legged furry companions will pop up all over La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus, as an innovative program to help veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) starts this week. The pilot is part of a four-year, $2 million national project funded by the Australian Government, and led by La Trobe’s School of Psychology and Public Health.

Puppies start journey to help with PTSD – 11/03/2019

Four-legged furry companions will pop up all over La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus, as an innovative program to help veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) starts this week. The pilot is part of a four-year, $2 million national project funded by the Australian Government, and led by La Trobe’s School of Psychology and Public Health.

Set your pets up for a summer of success – 08/01/2019

People do strange things over summer. They visit people and places they wouldn’t normally visit, have parties, enjoy loud explosions that light up the night sky. Why do some of our pets not cope with festivities and what can we do to ensure they do?