Chelsea Ruchlin, LSW, and her dog, Nellie, are a unique among the AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds therapy teams because they work together. Chelsea, a social worker and case manager at the Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, works with special education students and since becoming certified with Nellie last fall, her canine partner has become…
DetailsToday our little Miki turns 12. This little dog has been a part of our journey for all of his life. I remember Kenny saying, we don’t need another dog (Miki was dog 4)…but soon changed to, “Miki is a cool little dog.” After Kenny died, Miki was in tune with my grief and knew…
DetailsLinda Hobson has owned five therapy dogs over the years and has been an AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds Therapy volunteer for Attitudes in Reverse since 2011. “I just enjoy seeing the young people let their guard down,” said Linda. “ You can watch their whole body language change. They just melt.” Linda first met…
DetailsThe Learning Journey: A Message to This Year’s Graduates Graduation is the end to a phase of learning. Some of you are moving onto high school, college, trade schools, perhaps the military. Some may be beginning a new job. Graduation IS the end of a phase of learning. However, for each and every graduate, ALWAYS be…
DetailsLike most AIR volunteers, Audrey Kilbride met AIR Co-founder Tricia Baker during a dog training class and has been involved with AIR ever since. For the past eight years, Audrey has been creating AIR Dog patches on her embroidery machine and sewing them onto the AIR Dog vests. Tricia discovered Audrey’s talents when she embroidered…
DetailsThe death of musical genius Chester Bennington, Linkin Park lead man, in July of 2017, rocked the world. Our son, Kenny had been a fan. Chester’s messages from pain of depression and addiction disorder resounded with Kenny and so many young people who struggle with similar illnesses. Shortly after losing Chester, Talinda Bennington discovered Attitudes…
DetailsWith Covid-19, our AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds Therapy Dogs are reaching out remotely to brighten your day! Here’s a peek at the favorite toys, friends and fun enjoyed by some of our AIR Therapy Dogs. We hope they make you all, especially kids, smile.
With people stuck at home due to safety restrictions caused by Covid-19, our AIR Therapy Dogs are reaching out to brighten your day using technology. This is Quincy (handler Marianne Geer), who had some fashionable fun with his human siblings.
DetailsThe American Kennel Club (AKC) has recognized the AIR Dogs –Paws for Minds™ program of Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR™), a nonprofit whose mission is save lives through mental-health and suicide-prevention education. The organization and this program have gained significant traction over the past few years, making it one of a few programs in which people…
DetailsAttitudes in Reverse continued the conversations about good mental health and suicide prevention with Shepard Smith on Fox News for World Mental Health Day. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
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