The TADSAW, INC. mission is to provide for the training of a Medical Alert Service Dog, as designated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990/2010 guidelines, for any wounded Veteran Service Member (Active Duty. Retired, Discharged) surviving with Military Induced Anxiety Depression Syndrome (MIADS), post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), in order to restore and improve the Veteran’s Quality of Life with a canine ‘Battle Buddy’, at NO CHARGE to the Veteran or the family. The ‘Elevator Speech” or short version of the TADSAW Mission Statement is to provide for the training of a Medical Alert Service Dog to improve a person’s Quality of Life and PREVENT SUICIDE!
April is the Month of the Military Child and Family members and we honor the sacrifices these children have made and are here to support them. TADSAW INC’s program “TADSAF” Train a Dog – Save a Family member – has been supporting Our Military Families since July 2010!
Bart attended the 2024 NAPE Expo in early February to receive their donation to TADSAW for the 3rd year in a row! Nape organizers were excited that Bart shared about the impact they have made for TADSAW. “NAPE has given TADSAW the ability to spread the word about our program and in turn, train service dogs for those who need it”. He also got to connect with so many people and form new relationships! Thank You NAPE!
This year, TADSAW is revising the narrative to destigmatize the client’s medical conditions and focus on improving the client’s Quality of Life and Prevent Suicide with TADSAW’s Participant Trained Service Dog (PTSD) programs. TADSAW has always been available 24/7 365 and remains this way.
Since July 2010, TADSAW has processed over 17,900 Veteran applications, and that equates to over 17,000 Suicide Interventions, as the Veteran reached out to get information on how to move forward with improving their Quality of Life, with a Medical Alert Service Dog, as opposed to the existing therapies offered thru the VA system. And as per evidence based research based on PRO (Patient Reported Outcomes), TADSAW has accredited over 1,480 Medical Alert Service Dog Teams, and this means over 1,480 SUICIDES PREVENTED.
There is evidence that the over emphasis of mental health/mental illness condition actually causes many individuals not to seek treatment due to the stigmatization of the medical condition. TADSAW seeks to destigmatize the anxiety and depression caused by occupational or environmental factors towards a behavioral issue, which will allow more individuals to come forward and get assistance.
July 2010 thru April 15th 2024
TADSAW is the leader of Service Dog Providers in the area of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion striving to mirror the demographics of Our Military and Veteran population with disabilities. TADSAW Statistics thru March 31st 2024:
Monday, April 22nd 2024
A Monthly Tradition since 2013
Day of Remembrance for Our Veterans who are no longer with us. Check on those Veterans who might be in a “BADD” place!
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“The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.“
B.H. Liddell Hart
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic.
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in Good trouble, Necessary trouble.”
Congressman John R. Lewis
June 2018
