Crisis Support

Animal Assisted Crisis Response
Dog and handler teams assist in the safe effective emotional rescue, recovery, and on-going support for victims and responders affected by crisis and disaster
http://www.animalassistedcrisisresponse.org/

Disaster Relief Dogs
Therapy Dogs assisted families and relief workers following 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Other examples from September 11. Includes a poem. Therapy Dogs International (TDI) is preparing training and testing standards.
http://www.tdi-dog.org/disaster.htm

Good Dog Foundation
This local pet therapy group worked disaster relief following September 11 and is preparing for future needs.
http://www.thegooddogfoundation.org/

K-9 Disaster Relief
This non-profit organization works with national, state, and local crisis and disaster relief agencies as well as the academic community. It sponsors and hosts conferences, seminars and presentations on Canine Crisis Intervention. Articles on several aspects of this work.
http://www.k-9disasterrelief.org/

Therapy Dogs Help Relieve Stress for Families, Staff, Volunteers
Animals provided comfort at a crisis center near the Pentagon following September 11. All were family pets of the volunteers on the other end of the leash.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2001/n10112001_200110112.html

Vachss - Dogs of the Zero
Good-natured German Shepherd worked with abused children and accompanied them into court during trials. Part of the Children's Advocacy Center
http://www.vachss.com/dogs/vachss_dog.html

Red Cross Sends Crisis Dogs to Virginia Tech
Trained therapy dogs bring emotional support following the killings at Virginia Technical University. (WCAV News) <small>(April 23, 2007)</small>
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/7153441.html

Woman and Dog Assist in Virginia Tech Grief Counseling
"Tuffy" and her owner are part of a Certified Trauma Response K-9 Team in Massachusetts. They provide support to friends of those killed at Virginia Tech. (WMUR) <small>(April 23, 2007)</small>
http://www.wmur.com/news/12905933/detail.html

California Fires -- Seeing Heart Dogs Offer Cheer
Emotional support dogs and their owners are helping in an evacuation center during the forest fires in southern California. Describes the Hope Crisis Response team training program. [Disaster News Network] <small>(October 26, 2003)</small>
http://www.disasternews.net/news/news.php?articleid=2065

Therapy Dog Eases Tennessee Tornado Anxieties
Story of a gentle golden retriever that helps victims of disasters to recover emotionally. [American Red Cross] <small>(May 19, 2003)</small>
http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/tornadoes/030519therapydog.html

Man's Best Friend Helps WTC Workers
Workers at Ground Zero receive therapy and a grief outlet in the shape of a golden retriever called Nikie - the site's only certified therapy dog. Other dogs helped at the city's family assistance centres. [BBC News] <small>(February 6, 2002)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1804837.stm

Tribute to Nikie
Nikie and his handler enabled hundreds of construction laborers and rescue workers to talk about the extraordinary stress of working at ground zero. <small>(February 6, 2002)</small>
http://www.k-9disasterrelief.org/nikie.htm

Healing Ways of Doctor Dog
Some 100 therapy dogs - Labs, mutts, a borzoi, a basset hound - and three cats worked the family center at Pier 94 following the Twin Towers attack. Other dogs helped the Red Cross to comfort firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers at ground zero. [May not work for all browsers.] [New York Times] <small>(November 28, 2001)</small>
http://www.cannondaleanimalclinic.com/nytimes2.html