CNN features an article about the benefits of Service Animals for mental health issues.

Elizabeth Landau of CNN spotlights Charles Hernandez, 49, and his Service Animal Valor for helping Charles cope with his severe PTSD.

Valor is half Labrador retriever, half Great Dane, and helps Sgt. Charles Hernandez navigate life by alerting Charles to oncoming seizures and calming anxiety attacks. In combination with medications, Charles says Valor has helped alleviate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

“I’m alive again,” says Charles, retired from the U.S. National Guard. “What keeps me going is my dog.”

John Ensminger, a New York attorney, says that PTSD in returning veterans is a major reason for the increasing demand for Service Animals.

For the full CNN feature story, click here.