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Photo: Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch

Sheri Nelson, suicide prevention director for the Helpline Center, shows the new 211 app for cell phones. Users can look up mental health help specific to their county, and anyone can also call 211 or the state suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255 at any time for help.

Spike in suicides in South Dakota causing fears of emerging mental health crisis

Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch
July 9, 2021
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SIOUX FALLS, SD – A significant spike in the number of suicides in South Dakota in the first three months of 2021 has put the state on pace for a record year for suicide deaths and has prevention experts worried that a long-range mental-health crisis may be emerging. New data from the state Department of […]

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Brendyn Medina, RCPD spokesman

Local police department outlines training, procedures in wake of George Floyd trail

C.J. Keene, KOTA
April 22, 2021
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RAPID CITY, SD – Following the high-profile conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, police departments across the nation are taking time to assess the situation. This is also true in Rapid City, where RCPD spokesperson Brendyn Medina said the case provided a moment of reflection for officers. […]