Programs
South Dakota
TBI Lead Agency
Dept. of Human Services
Hills View Properties Plaza
c/o 500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Grady Kickul
605-773-4644
605-773-5483 (Fax)
Service Delivery
Through the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), the Vocational Rehabilitation Program provides individualized training and counseling services to prepare individuals to enter into employment and careers. In fiscal year 2004, DRS served 218 eligible persons who had a primary or secondary diagnosis of head injury.
Community Transitions in Rapid City provides facility-based rehabilitation and community-based services, supervision for medications and housing arrangements where necessary, and individualized case management services.
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HRSA-Funded Projects
South Dakota has received a Protection and Advocacy Grant focusing on the provision of I&R, self-advocacy, and skill development training, education about the goals of the program, and legal representation as needed.
Find more information on this State's project in its current grant profile.
Promising Practices
The Spinal Cord/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Fund was established in 2004 by executive order of the Governor. The purpose of the fund, which is administered by the South Dakota Spinal Cord/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Council through the USD School of Medicine is to: (1) promote research to develop better understanding of causes and effective treatment strategies for paralysis, sensory loss, and other consequences of spinal cord/TBI and disease; (2) advance knowledge of spinal cord/traumatic injury, repair, and regeneration; (3) foster collaborative interdisciplinary approaches; and (4) nurture spinal cord/traumatic injury researchers through support of young scientists. The fund is supported by a three-year State grant. The Council is authorized to seek additional grants and donations.
