Douglas County is getting a dog to help ease crime victims' stress
The Omaha-Douglas Victim Assistance Program will get a facility dog, bred and trained to ease the stress and anxiety of crime victims.
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The Omaha-Douglas Victim Assistance Program will get a facility dog, bred and trained to ease the stress and anxiety of crime victims.
It’s a program meant to help Nebraskans who have been raped, abused, assaulted – or loved ones like Zalopany, reeling from the killing of a child.
A state program is meant to help Nebraskans who have been raped, abused, assaulted, or family members reeling from the death of a loved one. It’s helping very few of them, a Flatwater Free Press analysis shows.
Nebraska’s program aids only a fraction of crime victims when compared to most neighboring states.
Trio, a trained facility dog, joined the Sarpy County Attorney's Office as a member of their team earlier this month.