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Prosocial support helps ex-inmates assimilate into the community. However, in the immediate post-release period, when the stress and challenges of reintegration are the greatest, ex-inmates often face difficulties securing adequate support.
They have not yet had time to prove themselves, win others’ trust and establish supportive relationships that will help them navigate their challenges after release. Animal-assisted activities can help to fill this potential gap, as animals provide unconditional, non-judgmental, helping to foster acceptance and attachment while ex-inmates work on establishing other avenues of support. This presentation shows how Human-animal bond In Ministry (HIM), a social enterprise in Singapore, has successfully incorporated animal-assisted activities in combination with other services to provide prosocial support and enhance the reintegration of ex-inmates.
