Mental Health

This summer a legislative study on Juvenile Justice has focused heavily on keeping kids in school to prevent them from turning to crime. The committee has also focused on mental health problems and the severe dearth of treatment in South Dakota.

The new facility will provide crisis stabilization care for the state's western counties and no longer be reliant on space at Rapid City Regional Hospital, or require law enforcement to drive to Yankton's Health and Human Services Center.

Lost&Found, a nonprofit mental health awareness organization, is focusing on mental health struggles, suicide and the importance of resilience through its "30 Days, 30 Stories" project throughout September.

Twelve Sioux Falls community leaders will embark on a cross-state run this fall to raise money for the South Dakota Helpline Center, and draw attention to mental illness and suicide prevention.

When weather extremes and other factors threaten our livelihood, HOPE can be hard to come by. The stresses of farming and ranching inspired the creation of a hotline dedicated to providing mental health care to ag producers. The man who created the hotline knows the stressors of farming firsthand.

A new community triage center in Sioux Falls delivered a progress report.

Starting Oct. 24, all South Dakotans must dial the area code plus the phone number for all local calls. Calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed.

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