South Dakota Suicide Prevention

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VETERANS: The VA's Suicide Prevention Program is dedicated to helping Veterans who are in an emotional crisis. Signs of crisis may include feeling that there is no reason to live; feeling hopeless, nervous, angry, or isolated; or increased drinking or drug use. Veterans or people acting on their behalf may call the Veterans National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), press #1. The call is free and confidential. Please don't wait. It takes the strength of a warrior to ask for help. You served your country; now let us serve you!
Training available in South Dakota includes LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: watch a video about ASIST) and safeTALK (suicide alertness training: watch a video about safeTALK). Upcoming dates for training and other suicide prevention activities and events are listed on the South Dakota Suicide Prevention Calendar.
"Youth Suicide Prevention: An Introduction to Gatekeeping" is an online workshop from the National Center for Suicide Prevention Training (NCSPT) and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC). The goal of the course is to introduce participants to gatekeeping as a means of youth suicide prevention and intervention. The course is free, and is being offered in cooperation with the Suicide Awareness Partnership in South Dakota.
The South Dakota Mental Health Directory was created to help families identify and select clinicians and agencies that offer mental health services throughout South Dakota. The directory does not list chemical dependency or addiction treatment providers or programs (for that informaion, please contact the S.D. Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at 800-265-9684.
Tribal governments (Cheyenne River, 605-964-4155; Crow Creek, 605-245-2221; Flandreau, 605-997-3891; Lower Brule, 605-473-5561; Oglala, 605-867-5821; Rosebud, 605-747-2381; Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, 605-698-3911; Standing Rock, 701-854-7202; Yankton, 605-384-3804) all have a contact person who oversees suicide prevention for that tribe. Two centralized organizations that work with South Dakota tribes on health issues are the Aberdeen Area Office of Indian Health Services and the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board.