by DeeAnn Mercier | Nov 23, 2015 | Life at The Lighthouse, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Mental Health, Partners, Social Issues, Stories of The Lighthouse, Videos
Dogs aren’t just household pets anymore. A research project between three Canadian universities — including the U of S — is studying the effects dogs have on people with mental illness through therapy and counselling. We love having these dogs come...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Oct 7, 2013 | Lighthouse in the News, Media, Mental Health, Social Issues
BY HILARY KLASSEN, THE STARPHOENIXÂ OCTOBER 5, 2013 Most of us have never lived on the streets, but probably feel some compassion, and possibly ambiguity about those who do. Those suffering from mental illness end up in surprising places; warehoused in prisons, in and...
