{"content":[{"text":"How The Human-Animal Bond Increases \n Resilience And Empowers Us To Thrive","bbox":{"left":0.166863,"top":0.040721,"width":0.665992,"height":0.064466}},{"text":"May 17, 2021","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.524087,"width":0.119927,"height":0.016927000000000025}},{"text":"By Steven Feldman, President of the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.550981,"width":0.747514,"height":0.016927000000000025}},{"text":"Pets have been a bright spot in people’s lives throughout the pandemic, providing \n unconditional love and support. Approximately 11 million U.S. households brought \n home a new pet during the pandemic[1], and pet owners overwhelmingly reported that \n they could not have made it through the toughest parts of lockdowns and quarantines \n without them.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.586056,"width":0.7466279999999998,"height":0.08662400000000003}},{"text":"Now more than ever, people need resources and support to improve and maintain good \n mental health. The good news is that the human-animal bond – our mutually beneficial \n relationship with our pets – can support better mental health for people of all ages, in \n good times and in bad.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.690829,"width":0.7597389999999999,"height":0.06920000000000004}},{"text":"With Mental Health America’s Tools 2 Thrive topics in mind, the Human Animal Bond \n Research Institute (HABRI) compiled scientific research and information on the many \n ways that pets can help improve mental health, foster resilience, and empower us to \n thrive.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.778178,"width":0.736667,"height":0.06919900000000001}},{"text":"Adapting after trauma and stress","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.865602,"width":0.30718,"height":0.016927000000000025}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.115209,"width":0.773284,"height":0.398359}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.115209,"width":0.773284,"height":0.398359}]}