April 2023 SD Early Childhood Comprehensive System Update Join the Statewide Efforts to Ensure and Strong Start for Children The SD Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) grant is 5-year federal grant from HRSA held for South Dakota by the [...]

The signing of SB 70 was the end of a journey that began in 2021. Tifanie Petro, Advocacy and Prevention Director for Children’s Home Society and Advisory Board Member for CPCM, began working on legislative language to create trauma-informed [...]

From Interviews to Courtrooms: MDT Collaborative Approach to Sexual Assault Cases Tifanie Petro, Children's Home Society Lara Roetzel, SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault Cameron Corey, Division of Criminal Investigation

About the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Established by the South Dakota Legislature in 2017, CPCM aims to align local, tribal, state and federal efforts to protect children. CPCM uses the CDC’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) prevention [...]

South Dakota Resilient Communities is investing in community-led efforts to prevent childhood adversity and increase family resiliency. With support from South Dakota Community Foundation’s BIG Grant, six communities in Eastern South Dakota will be selected in 2023 to receiving [...]

Thank you for pledging to be a Resilient Communities: Codington County Motivator! Please save the date of April 18, as Codington County will be recognized as the newest Resilient Community! Codington County Motivator

Resilient Community, Brookings continues to build knowledge around adverse childhood experiences. Facilitating team and supporters hosted Brain Architecture: How Positive Experiences Impact our Community training this month, presented by Cassie Nagel with Children's Home Society of South Dakota. See [...]

In this issue: You're invited: Ray of Hope breakfast event Conference: Call for Presenters Legislative Updates 2nd Annual Legal Workshop Court Improvement Program March Training SANE Opportunities Join the effort to end child maltreatment at the Ray of Hope [...]

March 2023 SD Early Childhood Comprehensive System Update Join the Statewide Efforts to Ensure and Strong Start for Children The SD Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) grant is 5-year federal grant from Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) that is [...]

Presented by Eric Grover, SD Department of Social Services.