START SD

START SD START-SD is a federally funded program working to increase access to prevention, treatment, and reco government."

START-SD is a federal program funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through four Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) grants to complete work to increase access to and effectiveness of prevention, treatment and recovery services for substance use disorders in South Dakota. Our current project, START-SD Impact, is a four-year program focused on providing support for individuals transitioning out of SD prison systems and their love ones through peer support programs, workforce development, and SUD treatment, prevention, and recovery. For more information, please visit: https://www.sdstate.edu/pharmacy-allied-health-professions/start-sd

"This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,500,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS or the U.S. For more information, please visit: https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/opioid-response/impact

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09/16/2025

โœจ ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š ๐€๐–๐€๐˜! โœจ
๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ! ๐Ÿ™Œ
๐Ÿ‘• ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญโ€ฆ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ญ-๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ (๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ)!
๐Ÿ”ต ๐—ช๐ก๐ž๐ง: Saturday | 1:00โ€“10:00 PM
๐Ÿ”ต ๐—ช๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: Foundation Plaza | 217 E Kemp, Watertown SD
๐Ÿ”ต ๐—ช๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ:
โ€ข 1:00โ€“5:00 PM โ†’ Co****le Tournament (all skill levels welcome!)
โ€ข 5:00 PM โ†’ Guest Speaker: Ried H.
โ€ข 6:15โ€“7:00 PM โ†’ Dinner & Food Service
โ€ข 7:00 PM โ†’ Guest Speaker: Kimberlee B.
โ€ข 8:30โ€“10:00 PM โ†’ Live Band: JADED ๐ŸŽถ
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ! ๐Ÿ’™

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You are never alone.
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Reach out.
Listen without judgment.
Seek help together.

You are not alone. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for support.
Call 988 for the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline
Letโ€™s break the silence and remind each other: hope is real, and help is here.

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Learn the signs.
Carry naloxone.
Offer compassion, not stigma.

Together, we can save lives.

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Rise with purpose. Walk with hope.

Join us Saturday, Sept. 6 for March Into the Light in Sioux Falls. As we walk into the sunrise, we'll honor recovery, share powerful stories and remind each other that none of us are alone on this journey. Enjoy free coffee and breakfast while connecting with others in our community.

Free and open to all ages!

Letโ€™s move together, from darkness into light. ๐ŸŒ…
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Let our tools, tips, and check-ins support you on the days you need it most.
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