 So my name is Sue, and I'm a caseworker with the Victim Service Unit at the Vancouver Police Department. And this is Luca, our trauma dog who's recently joined the unit. Luca is a three-year-old yellow lab who was trained by PADS. In the Victim Service Unit, we provide crisis intervention and emotional support to people who've been either victimized by a crime or have experienced a traumatic incident. We are always looking for innovative ways to enhance how we serve in our community. We thought long and hard about whether utilizing a trauma dog would be a valuable asset to our unit. And after deciding that yes, a dog would help us in our work, we then began the application process. After nearly two years, a lot of preliminary work and a commitment from the department, we were matched with a dog from PADS, and Luca joined our unit. Luca has joined our unit to assist us in providing that kind of support and stabilization to the clients that we meet with. Trauma dogs can have positive physiological impacts on stress and anxiety. Their presence can assist in lowering heart rate, high blood pressure, and also assist in stabilizing rapid and shallow breathing. Trauma dogs can also assist in diffusing extreme emotion. They can facilitate the healthy expression of emotion, particularly where clients may be in shock, grief-stricken, or traumatized. Trauma dogs can provide healthy, positive distraction in situations of crisis and trauma. Trauma dogs can also help to ground clients who may be anxious, agitated, or highly emotional. Trauma dogs can assist in providing a source of cathartic touch and the physical comfort that a client may need. So we're so happy to welcome Luca into the Victim Service Unit in the Vancouver Police Department. If you happen to see Luca and I around in the community, please feel free to say hello. We'd love to meet you.