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How Livable is Your Community?

South Dakota offers great communities for people of all ages and is consistently highly ranked as a great place to age in.

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Mental health care vouchers available for ag families through SDSU Extension

October 30, 2025

South Dakota State University Extension is partnering with Rising Hope Counseling to offer up to five free mental health counseling sessions for farmers and ranchers, their immediate family members, and agribusiness professionals.

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Question Persuade Refer Training

SDSU Extension provides QPR (Question Persuade Refer) trainings to agricultural groups and rural communities interested in preventing suicide. The goal of this training is to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors.

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SDSU Extension offers virtual suicide prevention training for farm families

November 05, 2025

South Dakota State University Extension is offering virtual suicide prevention training for farm families called Questions, Persuade, Refer (QPR).

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Pick it! Try it! Like it!

Pick it! Try it! Like it! materials are filled with tips for selecting, preparing, and preserving a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

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Starting Your Health Journey: Where to Begin?

A health journey is about learning, growing, and evolving as we navigate the ups and downs of life. Learn some helpful tips for starting your own journey today!

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What Does it Mean to Have Chronic Disease?

Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living, or both.

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Eight Tips for Managing Multiple Chronic Health Conditions

Whether you are managing your own health or that of a loved one, the following tips for how to manage multiple chronic health conditions can help support your health and wellbeing.

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Schema Play is Not Challenging When Understood

Schemas, or imaginative and repetitive play patterns, may seem challenging at first, but they help children make meaning of their world. By identifying and supporting schema behaviors, teachers and parents can turn frustration into growth and joy.

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Feb 10

Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshop @ Winner

SDSU Extension will host a six-week workshop series on chronic pain self-management. The workshops will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CST every Tuesday from February 10 to March 17, 2026 at the SDSU Extension Winner Regional Center (325 S. Monroe St., Ste. 125, Winner, SD 57580 ).