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“Why Should The Fish Feel Safe? I Don’T Feel Safe!”: An Audit Of Pet Ownership Within An Nhs Service For Adults With Severe Mental Illness, With Lessons For Service Improvement, Abigail Alfrey, Steve Church, Niki Christodoulou, Emma Harding
“Why Should The Fish Feel Safe? I Don’T Feel Safe!”: An Audit Of Pet Ownership Within An Nhs Service For Adults With Severe Mental Illness, With Lessons For Service Improvement, Abigail Alfrey, Steve Church, Niki Christodoulou, Emma Harding
People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice
Background—Several studies have identified that pets can promote mental health, wellness, and recovery. However, little is known about the impact of pet ownership upon those with a severe mental illness (SMI), or whether mental health services are offering sufficient support that is specific to the needs of pet-owning service users. Aims—To identify the proportion of pet owners among an urban, U.K.-based community psychosis service; and to elicit service users’ views on pet ownership, to better understand and support this population’s particular needs. Method—The proportion of pet owners among this sample (n = 212) was compared with U.K. population data …