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🎉 Celebrating 15 Years of Leadership 🎉
We’re honoring two incredible leaders:
💙 Erik Muckey, Co-Founder & past CEO, helped build our foundation of advocacy and leadership. He’s off to new adventures!
💙 Tom Parker, longtime Board Treasurer, has been a behind-the-scenes force.
- help 20 people connect with mental health resources.
That's how suicide prevention happens, folks!
... And because you can spend a workday on the golf course and feel really good about what you accomplished that day.
GET YOUR TEAM REGISTERED: givebutter.com/siouxempires...
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Why should YOU take part in Lost&Found's Scramble for Suicide Prevention on August 14?
Because your registration fee can:
- fund 1 campus chapter,
- sponsor 2 community suicide prevention trainings,
- train 5 peer mentors,
- host 10 student chapter gatherings, or
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REMINDER: Lost&Found is offering a FREE QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training on July 29.
Learn 3 simple steps to help save a life from suicide.
Educators, this can help you meet a certification requirement!
Sign up: forms.zohopublic.com/lostfound/fo...
**Funding was made possible by award number 1H79FG001285 from SAMHSA. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Tribal program staff, community health workers, and others who show up for their relatives in times of need. Administrators, community leaders, and educators can all request a training for their staff, clients, or community members.
Request a training: bit.ly/4ldnezX
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN
- How to recognize and respond to a crisis
- The impact of generational trauma on mental health
- Kinship as wellness: connection, accountability, support
- Indigenous teachings that support recovery and resilience
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ABOUT THE TRAINING
Healing in tribal communities is rooted in relationships. This training will equip participants with tools to respond to a mental health crisis through cultural teachings and the 988 Lifeline.
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Lost&Found is pleased to partner with Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board to sponsor this training for tribal communities in South Dakota: Crisis Response through Culture, Kinship & Care.
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Did you get this card in the mail?
If you did, we hope you read Ken Duncan's message on why it matters to support Lost&Found—especially now. Respond today!
If you didn't get a card—or if you did, but finding a stamp seems a bridge too far—this link is for you: resilienttoday.org/duncans-see-...
BUSINESSES: A few sponsorships are still available for Lost&Found's Scramble for Suicide Prevention on August 14 in Dell Rapids!
Hole sponsorship - $750
Team registration (4 golfers) - $500
Pin prize sponsorship - $250
SPOTS ARE LIMITED. Reserve yours: givebutter.com/siouxempirescramble
We are getting SO EXCITED about our inaugural Lost&Found-sponsored golf tournaments! These posters are now up at their respective locations.
Have YOU signed up yet?!
AUG. 14, DELL RAPIDS: givebutter.com/siouxempires...
SEPT. 10, MITCHELL: givebutter.com/mitchellscra...
Do you want to help a nonprofit you care about? Set up a recurring donation. Lost&Found supporter Ken Duncan explains why.
This is a critical time for nonprofits, including for Lost&Found. We would appreciate your support!
givebutter.com/resilienttoday
We are pleased to be receiving support from this performance by The Clouds -- a tribute to David Cloud Berman!
7PM SATURDAY, JULY 19 | FULL CIRCLE BOOKS CO-OP | $5 COVER
Spread the word, plan to attend, and bring your friends!
Before it's too far in the rearview: We had a great time sharing our "Do More to Prevent Suicide" message at Pride festivals last month!
#domore #suicideprevention #resilienttoday
EDUCATORS: This FREE course on July 29 meets the South Dakota Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training Requirement!
Fill out the form to let us know you are interested: forms.zohopublic.com/lostfound/fo...
Lost&Found’s new Director of Development role has been filled by Carly Weitzman of Sioux Falls.
“Carly brings a wealth of enthusiasm and expertise that will help elevate our programs and expand our services across the entire region,” said Executive Director Carrie Jorgensen.
his perspective on mental health.
“It opens up a whole new world, a whole new awareness,” he said. “Things that were foreign to you are no longer foreign to you.”
Read more of the Duncans' story and how they have responded to their loss: resilienttoday.org/duncans-see-...
#suicideprevention
in a male-dominated industry of developers.
“How do you go from being that impactful to, for lack of a better word, losing your way in life? And it happened very, very quickly,” Ken said. “As an outsider looking in … we’ll never really know.”
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TOGETHER, WE DO MORE: Ken and Pat Duncan lost their 27-year-old daughter, Abbey, to suicide in 2010. She was an avid environmentalist; a mentor to other young women studying Buddhism; and a hydrologist for the City of New York doing brownfield remediation, finding success and respect 1/
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“This recognition is a shared achievement for the entire Lost&Found community—it demonstrates our dedication to resilience and brings us closer to the heart of our mission.”
resilienttoday.org/lostfounds-p...
“Inspired by student voices, brought to life by an incredible team, and uplifted by the generosity of our donors, the Peer2Peer Mentorship program is rooted in compassion and connection,” said Carrie Jorgensen, Lost&Found’s Executive Director. 2/
Lost&Found's is thrilled to announce that its Peer2Peer Mentorship program was approved to be listed on the SPRC’s Best Practices Registry. The registry is a national resource library of programs and interventions that focus on preventing suicide and have evidence to show their effectiveness. 1/
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BETTER MENTAL HEALTH FOR BUSINESS: Lost&Found is pleased to have Marsh McLennan Agency's support in developing the Workplace Resilience Index, a tool to help organizations better understand and tackle mental health challenges.
resilienttoday.org/partnership-...
Hey, Mitchell-area golfers: Sign up now for the Mitchell Scramble for Suicide Prevention!
Join Lost&Found for a day of golf, community, and purpose, bringing together golfers of all skill levels to support youth and young adult suicide prevention.
givebutter.com/mitchellscra...
Heads up, Sioux Empire-area golfers: It's time to sign up for the Sioux Empire Scramble!
Join Lost&Found on August 14 for a day of golf, community, and purpose bringing together golfers of all skill levels to support young adult suicide prevention.
givebutter.com/siouxempires...
Attention, farmers, ranchers, ag business professionals, and family members: This is a great FREE resource! Get a voucher for 5 mental health sessions.
You probably know someone who could use this. (Maybe yourself.) Encourage mental health care!
extension.sdstate.edu/agriculture-...
Lost&Found is now offering Youth Mental Health First Aid!
This course helps people who work with youth know how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health challenge.
Sign up to hear about training dates: forms.zohopublic.com/lostfound/fo....
Lost&Found is hiring!
Live in the Black Hills?
Enjoy working with college students?
Want to make a difference at a key time in these young adults' lives?
Apply today!
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We are pleased to announce that Whitney Bischoff is moving into a new role at Lost&Found.
Bischoff, who has served as a Community Prevention Advisor for universities in western South Dakota since January 2024, will now be L&F's Student Programs Manager.
resilienttoday.org/whitney-bisc...
