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Therapy dogs can help alleviate anxiety for school students, but experts say regulation is needed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-24/therapy-dogs-proved-to-help-school-students-regulation-needed/102890946

September 2023

Therapy dogs in demand at schools after pets help students with online learning during pandemic

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-05/therapy-dogs-in-demand-in-schools-during-pandemic/100802988

February 2022

Therapy Dogs Can Help Reduce Student Stress, Anxiety and Improve School Attendance

https://theconversation.com/therapy-dogs-can-help-reduce-student-stress-anxiety-and-improve-school-attendance-93073

Therapy Dogs Can Help Reduce Student Stress, Anxiety and Depression

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-20/therapy-dogs-can-help-reduce-student-stress-anxiety-depression/9564120

Animal-Assisted Therapy and its effect on children in schools

https://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1381&context=msw_papers

Benefits of Therapy Dogs in School Settings

http://publications.ieu.asn.au/2019-september-ie/articles1/benefits-therapy-dog-school-setting/

Why Some Schools Have a Dog on their Staff

http://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/why-some-schools-have-a-dog-on-their-staff/29/5/2019