Service Dogs for Mental Health: Breaking Barriers, Building Independence, Transforming Lives

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Frank D Cohen

Service Dogs for Mental Health

Breaking Barriers, Building Independence, Transforming Lives

Frank D Cohen

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Frank D. Cohen
16 September 2025

Memoirs; Coping with personal problems; Dog obedience & training

When mental health conditions limit your ability to navigate daily life, a psychiatric service dog can be transformative-but the path to partnership is complex, costly, and often misunderstood.

This comprehensive guide provides the realistic, evidence-based information that prospective handlers, families, mental health professionals, and communities need to understand psychiatric service dog partnerships. Drawing on personal experience as a handler, professional expertise in data science, and service on a training organization's board, Frank Cohen delivers an unvarnished look at both the profound benefits and significant challenges of these life-changing relationships.

This book is not a training manual. Instead, it offers something equally valuable: the knowledge to make informed decisions about whether a psychiatric service dog is right for you, how to navigate the legal landscape, what daily life really looks like, and how to find legitimate resources in a field complicated by fraud and misinformation.

From understanding your legal rights to managing the financial realities, from supporting someone else's journey to creating inclusive community spaces, this guide bridges the gap between inspiration and practical wisdom.

Whether you're considering a psychiatric service dog, supporting someone who has one, or working to create more inclusive environments, this book provides the comprehensive, honest guidance the psychiatric service dog community has been waiting for.

By: Frank D Cohen
Imprint: Frank D. Cohen
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9798998501012
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 16 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank Cohen is a Navy veteran, data scientist, and psychiatric service dog handler partnered with his dog Grace since 2023.