Peer support specialist certification in South Dakota is handled through South Dakota DSS, Division of Behavioral Health — Peer Support Specialist. Below are 3 verified resources for South Dakota — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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South Dakota has no state-endorsed peer certification process; the DSS Medicaid manual defines Peer Support Specialist as requiring Division-approved peer support core curriculum training and employment by an enrolled community mental health center.
South Dakota's 211 helpline through the Helpline Center, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (also shown as 605-339-4357). The Helpline Center also answers 988 in South Dakota.
Mental health consumer-driven organization fostering recovery among mental health consumers and their family members; listed as South Dakota's statewide peer specialists organization on the Copeland Center page.