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SOUTH DAKOTA FOCUS: Teen Suicide in SD

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SD Focus host Stephanie Rissler.
SD Focus host Stephanie Rissler.

SOUTH DAKOTA FOCUS: Teen Suicide in SD

SDPB1: Thursday, Jan. 24, 8pm (7 MT)

SD Focus takes a closer look at teen suicide in South Dakota.

IN 2017, suicide was the second-leading cause of death for South Dakotans aged 15 to 25, according to the SD Dpartment of Health.

Guests include:

Jana Sprenger, South Dakota Dept. of Social Services

Sheri Nelson, SD HelpLine Center

Wendy Giebink, Executive Director, National Alliance for Mential Illness-South Dakota Branch

Stephanie Schweitzer Dixon, Executive Director, Front Porch Coalition