PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
Aggression
Insomnia
Anxiety
Paranoia
Depression
PTSD is a mental health condition that can develop after exposure to trauma.
Nearly 1 out of 10 Canadians will develop PTSD at some point in their lives.
Military personnel and first responders are most vulnerable
"I have PTSD that comes from my military service.
With mental health problems, people often find us strange and they don’t understand because these are invisible diseases.
Everything is amplified with mental health. What seems like a miniscule thing to other people, can be a huge challenge and a big problem for us."
Nala is Dominique’s service dog.
She is trained to detect PTSD related problems.
She is on duty and by his side 24/7
"The moment that I am having an anxiety attack or I’m feeling stressed, Nala senses this and she will interact with me to bring me back to the present. So that I am able to refocus on the present moment and put aside whatever caused the anxiety and stress."
"Since she’s been with me I’ve reduced my prescription medications from 14 medications a day to 4 a day which has made an enormous difference for me, physically and mentally."
"I have colleagues who have service dogs. Their employer allows them to bring their service dog to work but there are others who had to quit working because their employer would not allow it."
"With a law that would define the rules and guidelines that would be something that would be very positive for people who have mental health problems of this kind."
