Our Mission is to transform the lives of Veterans and First Responders living with PTSD, caused by trauma during service, through the healing power of Service Dogs. LifeUnleashed by Integra Service Dogs Australia was founded in 2016 to deliver the vision established by Ken Lloyd and Ben Johnson, which is to provide excellent service dogs to veterans and First Responders with PTSD who have served our country. Ken has performed exceptional service to our nation, at the highest level, for many decades in multiple theatres of operation; he holds an OAM in recognition of his life-long service in the ADF. He aspires to provide a high quality, low cost service dog to veterans suffering from PTSD to help them manage their symptoms and hyper-vigilence. LifeUnleashed provides Labrador dogs to eligible veterans and First Responders suffering from PTSD. It can only continue this important work with your funding and support as LifeUnleashed is a not-for profit organisation. These highly skilled Labrador dogs can help veterans and First Responders to reduce periods of hospitalisation, reduce medication levels, help individuals rebuild trust and relationships, and reconnect with family, friends and the community. Our vision is that the terrific dogs provided by LifeUnleashed will assist those who have given so much to the service of their country to re-connect with their families, save lives by preventing suicide (in combination with other recognised therapies) and provide a longer term pathway for training, skill development and employment. LifeUnleashed has developed an evaluation framework for our program to ensure that there is a credible and independent evidence base of the medium and longer term outcomes of the program for participants. LifeUnleashed has placed over 157 Service dogs with veterans in 4 states/territories.
100% of all donations to LifeUnleashed by Integra Service Dogs Australia from the public go directly to supporting veterans and our dogs.
