Our publications
The A&P Sommer Foundation provides information about human-animal interaction and animal-assisted activities for a broad public. This includes students and professionals in healthcare, social service and welfare, and education sectors as well as all those interested in finding out about the benefits of interaction with animals.
Adrienne & Pierre Sommer Foundation Journal no. 4: Animal Assisted Intervention in French Prisons.
This English translation of the 4th in the Foundation’s series of practical guides was created in collaboration with the French Ministry of Justice.
It covers 10 years of animal-assisted activities in French prisons, 90% of which have received funding from the A&P Sommer Foundation. Contributions from AAI practionners, prison administrators, staff, and even inmates provide a 360° perspective on AAI in correctional settings.
Cahiers de la Fondation Adrienne et Pierre SOMMER (in French only)
A series of practical guides (in French only) conceived for professionals interested in creating or expanding HAI programs at their establishments.
- Cahier n°1 Personnes âgées et médiation animale (HAI and seniors)
- Cahier n°2 Médiation animale et handicaps (HAI and handicaps)
- Cahier n°3 Développement de l’enfant et présence animale (The role of animals in child development)
- Cahier n°4 Médiation animale et prisons (HAI and prison)
Brochures
Reports and brochures by the A&P Sommer Foundation
- Victim Support Dogs (in English)
- Justice et médiation animale (HAI and the correctional system, in French)
- Profession chien (Professional dogs, in French)
- Un cheval pour vivre (Horses for better living, in French)
- Médiation animale : référentiel pour les lieux de vie et d’accueil (LVA) (HAI and foster centers, in French)
- Etude d’un dispositif en prison : “Des Camargues et des hommes” (HAI at a prison, in French)
- Violence domestique et maltraitance animale (Domestic violence and cruelty to animals, in French)
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Videos from the A&P Sommer Foundation
Videos from the A&P Sommer FoundationConsult our videos to get a glimpse of some HAI programs in a variety of settings and to hear what professionals have to say on the subject.