Bridging South Dakota is a partnership between the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault, Communication Service for the Deaf, Disability Rights South Dakota, and the Compass Center.
MISSION: Bridging South Dakota seeks to improve services for victims and survivors with disabilities or who are d/Deaf by cultivating the capacity of our statewide organizations to provide trauma-informed, safe and accessible interventions through technical assistance, training and curricula.
VISION: We envision that survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, who have disabilities or who are d/Deaf, will receive knowledgeable, culturally sensitive and effective services from providers and advocates throughout the state of South Dakota.
Liaison Services are Available for
Sexual Assault Victims /Survivors With Disabilities in South Dakota
TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED
- Case management
- Civil legal advocacy (protection orders, accompanying to court hearings)
- Civil legal assistance (provided by attorney or paralegal)
- Criminal justice advocacy/ court accompanying
- Crisis intervention
- Employment assistance Uob training, coaching, supported or sheltered employment)
- Forensic exam assistance (provided by nurse or forensic examiner)
- Hospital/clinic accompanying
- Language services (interpreters and translators)
- Long term Care (assist with connecting to services for daily needs)
- Peer Support connections
- Personal Planning (assist victim/ survivor with goal-setting and develop plans to accomplish)
- Respite (connect to short term care to victim/survivor to relieve primary caregiver[s])
- Transportation acquisition (assist victim/survivor with securing means of transportation)
- Victim/ Survivor advocacy (actions designed to assist victim/survivor in obtaining support, resources or services, including housing, employment shelter services, health care, victim’s compensation, etc.)
Who to Contact For Services
| C.J. Moit Disability Rights South Dakota 2520 E. Franklin Ave. Suite 2 Pierre, SD 57501 Tel: 605 224 8294 Email: Cindy.Moit@drsdlaw.org |
Lance Sigdestad Communication Service for the Deaf 1707 4th Ave.SE Suite C Aberdeen SD 57401 Tel: 605 370 6593 Email: lsigdestad@csd.org |
Katie Peterson, NIC, CT Communication Service for the Deaf 2310 N Maple Ave Rapid City, SD 57701 Tel: 605 223 1345 Email: kpeterson@csd.org |
Rashel Olesen The Compass Center 1704 S. Cleveland Ave. Suite 3 Sioux Falls, SD 57103 Tel: 605 339 0116 Email: rashel@thecompasscenter.org |
After work hours and weekends: 1 800 670 3989
Additional Resources
| Hiring an Interpreter | SD Crisis Lines and Shelters Tip Sheet | SD Disability Resources |
This project was supported by Grant No. 2018-FW-AX-K009 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this publication/ program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.