Events

November 12 - 14

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe GONA

225 Sam Boy Drive, Fort Thompson, SD 57339

The 3rd Annual CCST Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) will be held at the tribal hall in Fort Thompson. Students and community members are cordially invited to attend. The GONA is a safe place to share, heal, and plan for action.

Event contact: keith.bailey@gptchb.org 605-245-2486

November 22

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

Each year, AFSP supports hundreds of large and small Survivor Day events around the world, in which suicide loss survivors come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience. While each event is unique and offers various programming, all feature AFSP-produced documentary film(s) that offer messages of growth, resilience, and connection.

January 12 - 13

Youth Mental Health First Aid

BankWest Community Room - 1920 N Sanborn Blvd, Mitchell, SD 57301

Learn how to assist youth experiencing early and worsening signs and symptoms of a mental health issue or someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Must attend both sessions- 5:30-8:30 each evening.

May 16

South Dakota Construction Hike for Hope

Custer State Park

The South Dakota Construction Hike for Hope will be held on Saturday May 16, 2026, in the beautiful Black Hills at Custer State Park hiking Black Elk Peak. The SD Construction Hike for Hope is geared to reach out to those that work in the construction industry and their families, friends and those throughout South Dakota that would love to join us for bringing together those to support each other as loss survivors. 

This event is a fundraising event for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) with the proceeds from the event going to: Mental Health Research, Prevention Education, Advocacy and Support for those families that have lost a loved one to suicide.