South Dakota residents could soon have the ability to receive mobile crisis services for substance abuse and mental health issues.
The U.S, Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced $13 million is being directed for 24-7 mobile crisis response teams.
A release said that money will be delivered to providers participating in South Dakota’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic initiative, in order to build a stronger behavioral healthcare workforce.
In that statement, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said, “We are putting resources directly into rural communities to strengthen the health workforce, modernize infrastructure, expand access, and bring care closer to home.
Governor Larry Rhoden and U.S. Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds praised the funding and what it could achieve in South Dakota.
