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Project SUmmary | RÉSUMÉ DU PROJET

The goal of this project is to have Canadian service dog organizations working with veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) address recovery from problematic substance use, by using evidence-informed practice, with specific attention to substance use and distance peer support in their training programs. Our multidisciplinary team identifies problematic substance use as veterans’ disconnection from other humans, as well as animals and the environment. Combining these areas is an innovative and inclusive approach to recovery. In a stepped process over 3 years, we will work alongside over a dozen service dog programs working with veterans medically diagnosed with PTSD, to understand if and how substance use and peer support is incorporated into the programs. We will develop (theory focused) and apply (practice focused) an evidence-informed substance use recovery toolkit with veterans in the AUDEAMUS service dog program. We will then share the findings with the service dog organizations and mentor implementation of the toolkit. Proactive Information Services Inc., an external contractor to the project, will evaluate the outcomes. 


 Le but de ce projet est d’amener les organismes canadiens de chiens d’assistance, œuvrant auprès des anciens combattants diagnostiqués d’un trouble de stress post-traumatique (TSPT), à travailler au rétablissement de ces derniers suite à une consommation problématique de substances. Ceci se fera en utilisant des pratiques fondées sur des données probantes ainsi qu’en prêtant une attention particulière à la toxicomanie et au soutien à distance par les pairs dans leurs programmes de formation. Notre équipe multidisciplinaire considère la consommation problématique de substances comme une déconnexion entre les anciens combattants avec d’autres humains, animaux et l’environnement. La combinaison de ces secteurs constitue une approche novatrice et inclusive au rétablissement. Dans le cadre d’un processus échelonné sur trois ans, nous collaborerons avec plus d’une douzaine de programmes de chiens d’assistance œuvrant auprès des anciens combattants diagnostiqués de TSPT afin de comprendre si et comment la toxicomanie et le soutien par les pairs sont intégrés aux programmes. Avec anciens combattants dans le programme de chiens d’assistance AUDEAMUS, nous élaborerons (axé sur la théorie) et appliquerons (axé sur la pratique) une trousse de rétablissement de la toxicomanie. Nous partagerons ensuite les résultats avec les organismes de chiens d’assistance et encadrerons la mise en œuvre de la trousse. Proactive Information Services Inc., un prestataire de services externe est chargé d’évaluer les résultats. 

Patient-Oriented Research

Our team is working with over 30 researchers, patients, and system representatives in a patient-oriented approach to our project.

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ANIMAL WELFARE

Our project team is committed to animal welfare, including a veterinary social worker and veterinarian on our project. 


We adopt both a One Health, with a focus on zooeyia, and One Welfare  approach in our work. Our team is also guided by the wisdom of Indigenous Elders.


  • One Health focuses on the interface between the health of humans, animals and the environment. 
  •  Zooeyia recognizes the positive benefits to human health from interacting with animals, focusing on companion animals.
  • One Welfare concentrates on the interconnections between animal welfare, human wellbeing and the environment. 


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