1-6 of 6
Offers monthly assistance to help cover non-medical expenses such as travel, lodging, and meals during a child's hospitalization. Provides educational resources for families navigating complex medical journeys and connects them to peer-led community support groups. Also engages in advocacy and awareness efforts related to congenital heart defects (CHD) and organ donation.

Categories

Information Clearinghouses
Individual Advocacy
Issue Advocacy
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Specialized Information and Referral
General Medical Expense Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Offers access to resources such as training, videos, curricula, and books on topics surrounding the issues of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence related issues. Training and resources are offered around mental health first aid and suicide prevention. Provides services to 21 counties in the N.E. region of South Dakota. Also, has opioid prevention resources such as DisposeRX packets, medication lock boxes, and Naloxboxes.

Categories

Suicide Prevention Programs
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Workshops/Symposiums
Medication Disposal
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Community Mental Health Agencies
General Mental Health Information/Education
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Bullying Prevention
Sexual Assault Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Coalition Building
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
Information Clearinghouses
Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to families and service providers of children aged birth to 21 with varying levels of both hearing and vision loss. Services are geared toward improving educational outcomes in order to help prepare them for eventual transition into adulthood. Technical assistance and support services include: understanding vision and hearing loss, developing communication skills, using accommodations and technology, assisting with the development of educational plans and meaningful strategies, daily living skills, and transitioning across life stages. Information and resources include guides and handbooks, links to state and national resources, Wegner library resources, and deaf-blind topic pages.

Categories

Information Clearinghouses
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Deafness
Disease/Disability Information
Disability Awareness Training
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
Blindness
The WPRC seeks to divert or delay those we serve from substance use and other high-risk behaviors to promote choices/behaviors resulting in lifelong mind and body wellness. The WPRC primarily focuses prevention support services to stakeholders in South Dakota's 22 westernmost counties, but often serves an even broader audience. The WPRC's services include providing education, technical assistance, training and other support to prevention service providers, youth, parents, educators, community groups, social service providers, health/wellness agencies, chemical dependency service providers, law enforcement and other community wellness stakeholders. WPRC staff can provide community education and information on a broad range of prevention topics. These topics include: - Individual drugs (alcohol, nicotine, vaping, marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl, etc.) - Trends in drug use - Over the counter drug misuse - The science of chemical dependence (brain and body) - Risky behavior marketing - 988/211 Helpline usage The WPRC maintains a traditional library of books and other media relating to prevention, health and wellness. Visit the website to create an account to access the e-library. Both are no cost and open to all.

Categories

Information Clearinghouses
Coalition Building
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Self Esteem Workshops
Relationship Workshops
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Workshops/Symposiums
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Sexual Assault Prevention
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Parenting Skills Classes
Parenting Materials
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Bullying Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
General Mental Health Information/Education
Medication Disposal
Provides health information services to the state of South Dakota with emphasis on professional clinical information needs and consumer health and patient information. Includes the following services - reference information services: on-site by appointment only, by telephone, or email, licensed subscription database access, consumer health, and disabilities collections.

Categories

Disease/Disability Information
Colleges/Universities
Functional Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Information Clearinghouses
Learning Disabilities
The SEPRC works with others across the state to provide prevention resources, training and technical assistance through program development and training. Offers a 12-hour diversion class for individuals aged 17 - 20 years, designed for individuals who may be making high-risk choices and aim to change drinking and drug use behaviors.

Categories

Prescription Drug Lock Boxes
Workshops/Symposiums
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Information Clearinghouses
Sexual Assault Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Diversion Programs
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
General Mental Health Information/Education
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Coalition Building
Medication Disposal
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Bullying Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention