Serving families of children with disabilities and special health needs for 40 years; services include individual assistance, connection to programs at the local, state and national level, and helps parents and schools navigate the special education process. Staff also deliver workshops in-person for groups upon request. Willing to work with parents and professionals to develop and deliver training based on the needs of the group. Workshops/presentations are delivered at no cost to parents. A nominal fee structure is in place for delivery to professional groups.

Peer based services and resources include online resources at DBSAlliance.org, online support groups, audio and video casts, parent and caregiver support network, advocacy for quality mental health care treatment, and peer specialist trainings. *Currently there are no in-person support groups in South Dakota, although online support groups are open to all.

A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS).

Vets4Warriors provides 24/7, free, confidential personalized services (peer support) to all Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members Veterans and their families/caregivers. Vets4Warriors is available to help navigate the military, VA systems, community support agencies or is here just to talk with callers facing a myriad of challenges. We connect those individuals to resources that can help them get what they need, such as financial assistance, mental health help, etc. Support before the crisis is key - Vets4Warriors is here to provide this important support.

Helps families and their support systems find hope and healing after the loss of a child at any age. Provides encouragement, compassion and support through retreats, education and small groups. The groups provide a way to connect with other families who are walking a similar journey. Different from other retreats, Healing Hope hosts only 1 family at a time (in a guest house on on 5-acre property), creating a unique one-on-one experience. The facilitators walk alongside the families, not as counselors, but as peers that have been on a similar journey. Healing Hope also appreciates the opportunity to educate the community by sharing personal stories of grief and life lessons with different groups, churches, schools, etc.

A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS).

Provides one-on-one support for loved ones (friends and family) of those struggling with addiction. Loved ones can engage in coaching regardless of where the person in their life is on the addiction journey (actively using, in treatment, or anywhere in between). Coaching sessions focus on helping loved ones understand addiction, reduce conflict, improve communication, strengthen well-being, establish healthy boundaries and motivate others towards change.

Offers peer one-on-one visits to speak with someone who struggled with the same types of addictions and was able to overcome them.

Provides peer support and financial assistance to individuals and families who have lost a loved one to suicide. Examples consist of financial assistance for grief counseling, burial expenses, clean-up costs, legal fees, and other suicide-related expenses. The Program Coordinator supports clients with referrals and resources to additional financial assistance programs and/or therapeutic support if needed. Also provides peer and emotional support and resource referrals for a year. Peer support is provided through telehealth meetings and check-ins.

A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. This office provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Counselors can make referrals to Independent Living Services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS).

Support groups for people impacted by mental illness diagnoses led by trained facilitators of people with lived experiences. Group members help each other by sharing their lived experiences and learned wisdom. There is also a support group for family members for people with a mental illness.

Provides various programs for catastrophically disabled veterans and other people with disabilities. Services include, but are not limited to the following areas: - Service to veterans - Veterans service officer - who is able to assist in obtaining benefits - Advocacy programs for veterans and people with disabilities - Legislation - Peer counseling - for persons with physical disabilities and especially new spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. - Sports and recreational activities - Assists veterans that have physical disabilities with getting involved in sports activities such as bowling, lacrosse, boccia ball, fishing, skiing, trap shooting, and hunting. Also open to individuals with disabilities. - Equipment lending - Technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Western Resources for Independent Living is a center for independent living for all individuals of all ages with disabilities. We are a private non-profit agency with offices in Rapid City, Spearfish & Pierre, serving the people of 17 counties in western and central South Dakota. Independent Living is the right of an individual to make decisions to increase control over one's own life and to be responsible for those choices. Listed below are the 5 Core Services and other services provided. - Individual & Systems Advocacy program - Information & Referral Services - Peer Support - Independent Living Skills - Transitions Other Services Include: - Home Modifications, Ramps and Adaptive Devices - Housing: assist with locating affordable housing in the community - Employment Services: increase knowledge in career research, completing applications, resumes and developing interview skills - Recreational Services: assist an individual to identify opportunities in the community that provide meaningful leisure time activities and to learn socialization skills - Technology Adaptive Services TAD: devices that assist an individual to independently communicate - Commute (Transportation) Options: transportation training, to help understand options and referrals available for transportation - Youth Transition Services: services for youth 12-24 years old that promote self-awareness, self-esteem, advocacy and self-empowerment skills. - Security Deposit Assistance Program: low income persons with disabilities and/or the elderly. Other factors include need of security deposit and meeting HUD income eligibility. - Social Security: assist individuals with applying for SSI/SSDI benefits

Provides monthly collaborative meetings identifying resources and needs within the recovery communities. Variety of meetings available including: Systems of Native Community Health- Board Meeting; Medicine Wheel; Anpetu Waste Oyate Okolakiciye Prevention Coalition Family and Friends; and Wellbriety. Provides information and education regarding root causes, particularly unresolved trauma and grief and provides technical assistance and technical training to tribal, local, county, state, regional entities, and community profit and non-profit organizations and agencies. Online resources are available for all addictions.

This guide is produced as an initiative of the Human Services Collaborative and funded by the John T. Vucurevich Foundation. It was established to help people more readily identify and select licensed/credentialed practitioners and agencies. It includes both non profit and for profit behavioral health practioners, and is available in both printable and online searchable versions.

​ Provides assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals via three toll-free hotlines and online chat, available at: www.LGBThotline.org/chat. Offering peer counseling and resources in cities and towns across the US.

Certified Interventionist by ARISE providing the following services: - Interventions - The goal is to urge the addicted or impaired person and family to accept help and get on a path to recovery - designed to help a loved one recognize and change self-destructive thoughts, feelings or behaviors - the intent is to confront the person in a non-threatening way - Sober coaching - Sober transportation - Continuum of care - Public speaking

Provides assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals for those 50 and over. Offering peer counseling and resources in cities and towns across the US. Online chat available at: www.LGBThotline.org/chat.

Offering support, education, advocacy and resources for transgender/gender-diverse youth, their parents, and transgender/gender-diverse young adults up through age 35. Community Health Worker helps to advocate for the gender-diverse community. Services are available online and in-person.

An addiction wellness nonprofit that provides professional, compassionate peer coaching to anyone impacted by alcohol or other drugs, including loved ones. Peer coaching is a recovery support system where coaches draw on their lived experiences to help others on their paths to wellness. A peer coach is a wellness partner who provides knowledge, support, skills and accountability, depending on each person's individual needs. Coaches assist with all areas of a person's life, not just the use of alcohol or other drugs.

A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS).

The Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator, is a source of information related to substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health services for persons seeking treatment facilities (outside of South Dakota) in the United States or U.S. Territories.

Western Resources for Independent Living is a center for independent living for all individuals of all ages with disabilities. We are a private non-profit agency with offices in Rapid City, Spearfish & Pierre, serving the people of 17 counties in western and central South Dakota. Independent Living is the right of an individual to make decisions to increase control over one's own life and to be responsible for those choices. Listed below are the 5 Core Services and other services provided. - Individual & Systems Advocacy program - Information & Referral Services - Peer Support - Independent Living Skills - Transitions Other Services Include: - Home Modifications, Ramps and Adaptive Devices - Housing: assist with locating affordable housing in the community - Employment Services: increase knowledge in career research, completing applications, resumes and developing interview skills - Recreational Services: assist an individual to identify opportunities in the community that provide meaningful leisure time activities and to learn socialization skills - Technology Adaptive Services TAD: devices that assist an individual to independently communicate - Commute (Transportation) Options: transportation training, to help understand options and referrals available for transportation - Youth Transition Services: services for youth 12-24 years old that promote self-awareness, self-esteem, advocacy and self-empowerment skills. - Security Deposit Assistance Program: low income persons with disabilities and/or the elderly. Other factors include need of security deposit and meeting HUD income eligibility. - Social Security: assist individuals with applying for SSI/SSDI benefits

Supporting individuals through: - Providing direct support to any individual or family asking for help with basic needs such as rides, phone calls, bail funds, meal sharing, peer counseling, financial counseling, wellness coaching, and more. - Overcoming barriers to community resources - Helping people access support in the community - Improving health desparities

Types of services provided: - Case management - Civil legal advocacy (protection orders, accompanying to court hearings) - Civil legal assistance (provided by attorney or paralegal) - Criminal justice advocacy/ court accompanying - Crisis intervention - Employment assistance (job training, coaching, supported or sheltered employment) - Forensic exam assistance (provided by nurse or forensic examiner) - Hospital/clinic accompanying - Language services (interpreters and translators) - Long term Care (assist with connecting to services for daily needs) - Peer Support connections - Personal Planning (assist victim/ survivor with goal-setting and develop plans to accomplish) - Respite (connect to short term care to victim/survivor to relieve primary caregiver[s]) - Transportation - Victim/Survivor advocacy (actions designed to assist victim/survivor in obtaining support, resources or services, including housing, employment shelter services, health care, victim's compensation, etc.)