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.