Presented by Ashley Asmus, SD Department of Social Services, Division of Child Protection Services

In this issue: Join Us: Children's Day at the Capitol CIP January Registration SANE Training Opportunity WIC CIAO Training Opportunities Resilient Communities - Brookings & Codington Trainings MDT Conference CPCM Happenings Join Us: Children's Day at the Capitol Make [...]

January 2024 SD Early Childhood Comprehensive System Update Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: ECCS Ensuring a strong start for all children requires collaboration and co-ownership of strategies and solutions. Thank you for your interest in the South Dakota ECCS Collaborative. [...]

In this issue: CPCM Welcomes Chrissie Young State of SD Children's Well-Being: Overview of Violence Prevention Risk and Protective Factors CIP January Registration SANE Courtroom Testimony Recording WIC CIAO Training Opportunities CPCM Happenings CPCM Welcomes Chrissie Young Young Named [...]

December 2023 SD Early Childhood Comprehensive System Update Join the Statewide Efforts to Ensure and Strong Start for Children Together, we can ensure a stronger start for South Dakota's children, decrease risk factors for ACEs and increase protective factors [...]

Chrissie Young has been named as the next director of the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CPCM) at the University of South Dakota. Young will be responsible for providing administrative oversight and effective leadership to the CPCM, [...]

This training opportunity will provide SANEs an overview of the courtroom process and roles and strategies for effective testimony. Attorneys will gain insight into the role of SANEs and the information they can provide in the testimony process. Presented by Tracy Decker, SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault; Lara Roetzel, Pennington County State's Attorney's Office; Michael Moore, Beadle County State's Attorney's Office; Crystal Johnson, Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office; and Jen Canton, Avera Health.

November 2023 SD Early Childhood Comprehensive System Update Join the Statewide Efforts to Ensure and Strong Start for Children Together, we can ensure a stronger start for South Dakota's children, and, by doing so, decrease risk factors for ACEs [...]

A brief overview of adolescent psychosexual and psychological evaluations covering testing instruments used, biopsychosocial/sexual information gathered through collateral information and first-hand accounts, and a discussion of recommendations provided. Presented by Gary Hoffman, Counseling Café.

This training opportunity will provide SANEs an overview of the courtroom process and roles and strategies for effective testimony. Attorneys will gain insight into the role of SANEs and the information they can provide in the testimony process. Presented by Tracy Decker, SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault; Lara Roetzel, Pennington County State's Attorney's Office; Michael Moore, Beadle County State's Attorney's Office; Crystal Johnson, Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office; and Jen Canton, Avera Health.