South Dakota Locations: Sioux Falls ✔️Family/Medical Leave ✔️Flexible Work Schedule ✔️Breastfeeding Friendly ✔️Comprehensive Wellness Approach "At the core of our business practices we believe in taking care of our people. If they have a productive work-life balance [...]

SD ECCS Touchpoints featuring "How the Huron community collaborated to bring in a Toy Lending Library" presented by Anelis Coscioni-South Dakota Toy Lending Library, Rhonda Kludt-formerly of Huron United Way, Toy Lending Library Board Member, and Gayle Kludt-Kiwanis Club of Huron.

Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: ECCS Ensuring a strong start for all children can reduce vulnerabilities and prevent ACEs, but it requires collaboration and co-ownership of strategies and solutions. This newsletter provides updates on SD ECCS activities and also provide external [...]

In this issue: Child Abuse Prevention Month, Wear Blue Day April 4 Ray of Hope Event, April 15 Message from Director ECCS Touchpoints, April 8 Court Improvement Program Training Registration SANE Training Opportunities Call for Presenters Child Abuse Prevention [...]

Equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills to recognize early signs of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other mental health conditions commonly found in maltreated children. Presented by Nikki Eining, University of South Dakota.

This training will focus on different physical exam findings that a SANE may encounter during a sexual assault medical forensic exam and how to appropriately document these findings. Participants will learn how about various definitions and key characteristics and differences, using real exam photos.

SD ECCS Touchpoints featuring Brain Science in Early Development presented by Laura Jana, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Author, and Connector of Dots, Chief Innovation Officer – PSU Evidence to Impact Collaborative

In this issue: Ray of Hope Event, April 15 Legal Workshop, April 3 Child Abuse Prevention Month, Wear Blue Day April 4 ECCS Touchpoints March 11 Court Improvement Program Training Registration SANE Training Opportunities Call for Presenters Ray of [...]

Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: ECCS Ensuring a strong start for all children can reduce vulnerabilities and prevent ACEs, but it requires collaboration and co-ownership of strategies and solutions. This newsletter provides updates on SD ECCS activities and also provide external [...]

This presentation will describe how traumatic and adverse childhood experiences shape the brain in ways that can lead to increases in aggressive and volatile behaviors. De-escalation techniques for working with angry or dysregulated youth will be provided. Presented by BreAnne Danzi, Ph.D., University of South Dakota.