animal therapy

Animal therapy is an incomplete remedy for students’ mental health issues

By: Manisha Sharma, SFU Student Whether you’re one of the 41% of Canadians who experience a significant amount of anxiety, or you’re trying to de-stress before finals, animal therapy at SFU is available to bring some light and happiness to your life. However, unless you have a personal service animal, animal therapy is only good for helping short, temporary episodes of minor poor mental health. And as the conversation about student mental health increases, we have to ask: is animal therapy a paltry offer for a problem that requires more dedicated resources?  Animal therapy between a person and a trained animal…

Continue reading