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Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN)
Indiana's only Assistance Dogs International (ADI)-accredited service dog organization, training mobility, psychiatric, facility, and in-home skilled companion dogs. Its Psychiatric Service Dog program places task-trained dogs with Indiana veterans coping with PTSD, c-PTSD, MST, and/or TBI. Most ICAN dogs are trained by incarcerated handlers at three Indiana correctional facilities.
- Cost
- "We are proud to offer honorably discharged Veterans their service dogs free of cost." (For non-veteran clients, training is valued at over $30,000 with clients responsible for $2,900.)
- Coverage
- Indiana; psychiatric service dog placements require living in Allen County or ten surrounding counties (Indiana)
- Eligibility
- Veterans referred by the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System; must provide a medical professional referral, ROI form, DD-214 with Honorable Discharge, and a 50% or above service-connected disability rating including PTSD, c-PTSD, MST, and/or TBI diagnosis; must be in active mental health treatment and have at least six months of sobriety if there is a history of substance abuse.
- Availability
- By appointment only (Indianapolis and Fort Wayne offices)
- Last Verified
- October 9, 2026
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