How it Works
Students and school adults are chosen to participate based on an anonymous survey and staff recommendations. These students and staff learn skills to become better Natural Helpers. Adult advisors monitor the Natural Helpers and provide additional training and support as needed.
Skills taught include:
- Qualities & expectations
- Importance of self-care
- Listening & communication
- Knowing when friends need help
- Situations that require professional help
- Expressing care & concern
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Available Resources
Students and staff learn skills to become better Natural Helpers, including:
- Qualities & expectations
- Importance of self-care
- Listening & communication
- Knowing when friends need help
- Situations that require professional help
- Expressing care & concern
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Available Resources
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Students and school adults are chosen to participate based on an anonymous survey and staff recommendations.
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Students and staff learn skills to become better Natural Helpers, including:
- Qualities & expectations
- Importance of self-care
- Listening & communication
- Knowing when friends need help
- Situations that require professional help
- Expressing care & concern
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Available Resources
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Adult advisors monitor the Natural Helpers and provide additional training and support as needed.
Request a Natural Helpers Training for Your School
Connect with Your Local Prevention Resource Center
To bring the Natural Helpers of South Dakota program to your school, reach out to the Prevention Resource Center (PRC) covering the county your school is located in.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Western Prevention Resource Center
Northeastern Prevention Resource Center
Counties: Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand, Hyde, Kingsbury, Marshall, McPherson, Potter, Roberts, Spink, and Walworth
Central Prevention Resource Center
Counties: Bennett, Corson, Dewey, Gregory, Haakon, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, and Ziebach
Southeastern Prevention Resource Center
Counties: Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton
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