Managing Stress and Relationships
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More Than Play: How being active helps kids mental health and behavior
Physical activity for kids is much more than running, jumping, and playing games. It plays a critical role in supporting children’s overall development, extending far beyond just physical health.
Mental Health
SDSU Extension experts work collaboratively with SDSU faculty and experts from across the region, to implement mental health programming to support agricultural producers as well as other rural South Dakotans.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid Training
SDSU Extension will host a virtual Mental Health First Aid training course on May 6, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CDT.
Agriculture Behavioral Health Voucher Program
The voucher program provides funding for free mental health counseling services to farm families.
Screen Time in a Digital Age
The relationship between overall health and wellbeing in relation to screen time use is described as complex and dependent on a variety of factors, such as developmental periods, types of devices used, and demographic and contextual factors.
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.
Suicide Awareness and Why It Matters
Suicide is preventable, and everyone has a role to help save lives and create healthy and strong individuals, families, and communities in South Dakota.
Calling Annie’s Project alumni: SDSU Extension offering virtual suicide prevention training
June 18, 2025
South Dakota State University Extension is offering virtual suicide prevention training called Question, Persuade, Refer for Annie’s Project alumni on July 30, 2025.
The Multiple Dimensions of Wellness
Wellness is a term encompassing many different dimensions and living a healthy life involves an active process of adopting behaviors in many different interacting areas.