New report about animal assisted services for school-aged children

Animal assisted services have great potential to improve socio-emotional development and enhance learning ability in school-aged children. The first systematic literature review in Sweden confirms that animal assisted services have a significantly positive impact on attitudes toward school and learning, cognitive competence, emotional understanding, and anxiety.

Read the report (only available in Swedish) Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Services for School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review (pdf). Pdf, 2 MB.