Jedediah Bragg & His Amazing Mental Health Therapy Dog Koa

On this week’s episode, our guest is the ever-amazing Dr. Jedediah Bragg, of the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work. We asked Jedediah to be on the show because he is training his wonder dog, Koa, to be a therapy dog. To be clear, Jedediah is not training Koa to be his personal therapy dog. Rather, he’s training Koa to be a therapy dog for the community. In essence, Koa is a furry social worker. 

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Mental Health Association Oklahoma created The Mental Health Download podcast to share stories each week about mental illness, homelessness, incarceration and suicide, and how each can impact our lives in a profound way. Mental health affects everyone, yet the social stigma attached to mental health issues keeps so many of our family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors silent. Why are we so afraid to talk about these issues? Each week, our host Adi McCasland invites guests to share how mental illness, suicide, homelessness and incarceration have affected their work or lives.