Service animals can assist people with psychiatric conditions
When provided training, service animals can help individuals suffering from psychiatric conditions. These conditions include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Training will allow these animals to detect the onset of their disorder.
To detect the onset of the condition, the service animal's task/s are the following:
- Pulling on the individual’s clothing.
- Reminding the individual to take medicine.
- Providing safety checks or room searches for individuals suffering from PTSD.
- Interrupting self-mutilation.
- Removing disoriented individuals from dangerous situations.
Remember that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not apply to a service animal while that animal is still in training.
Are you an owner of an assistance animal?
The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.
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