Paws and Stripes

Paws and Stripes provides services for veterans and their loved ones that include an integrative veteran-service dog training program using shelter dogs, a companion animal program (pets), and various therapeutic services. Services also include a suicide prevention program, ;pawsforward, that incorporates various traditional and non-traditional therapies for veterans and their loved ones. Paws and Stripes also provides suicide prevention training in its community, as well as other outreach and education efforts around veterans, suicide, and trauma. The ;pawsforward program is a part of the va's ssg gordon fox suicide prevention national grant issued by the veterans' administration. Therapeutic services like cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy skills building, movement therapy, art and other expressive therapies, mindfulness practices, and anger management are just a few of what are offered to veterans and/or loved ones both via telehealth platforms and in-person.