Healing Species of Texas
Violence Intervention
&
Award Winning Character Education Curriculum
Mission
See with your heart
Healing Species was founded in in 1999 by attorney Cheri Brown Thompson. The Violence Prevention through Compassion Education™ curriculum is the first ever animal-assisted Violence-Prevention curriculum to be endorsed by a state board of education.
About Us
Healing Species of Texas has worked with hundreds of schools including special education, high-risk populations and juvenile detention facilities all over Texas. We have instructors located in various regions throughout the state.
Visiting Your School
See what's wagging! We love to keep you updated with any Healing Species newsworthy events! And occasionally we're in the news too!
News & Events
USA Today
Featured in USA Today 9/29/2011
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Evidence
Species outstanding statistics published in the Journal of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
CASE for KIDS
Awarded Harris County Department of Education CASE for Kids Afterschool and Summer Direct Provider.
Proven
Listed on the Federal Governments NREPP of Proven Effective Evidence Based School Programs.
"Without a doubt the goal of Healing Species is to teach kids empathy, to teach them to feel for other people...and to empower them to care about people and about animals." - Josh Henry, Administrator of the Montgomery County JJAEP
"I think there's a bond there. Because they know these are dogs that have been rescued and come from similar situations that they have come from and so they've learned a whole lot just by being around them. If these dogs can make it, so can I." - Diane Hubbel, Principal of Harris County Youth Village
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