6 Broadcaster Press February 28, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com Steps Forward In Mental Health By Gov. Dennis Daugaard: Pictured with items collected during the fifth annual Veterans' Holiday Relief Drive in Vermillion are Penny Ascheman, Vermillion Broadcaster/Plain Talk office manager; Autumn Simunek, Veterans Holiday Relief Drive founder and former Miss South Dakota 2015; Patricia Kozak, president, American Legion Auxiliary Wallace, Unit #1; Marie Anne Ben, chairperson American Legion Auxiliary Wallace Unit #1; Cynthia Aden, Veterans Service Officer of Clay County and Jackie Williams, Broadcaster/ Plain Talk media consultant. Veterans’ Relief Drive Wraps Up Feb. 14 A successful Veterans’ Holiday Relief curtain with rings, bath towel set, bathroom Drive wrapped up on Feb. 14, with several tissue, dishes, eating utensils, dish soap items donated by local citizens to help and a dish towel set frosted with clear wrap, provide a comfortable holiday season to bow, and greeting tag. local veterans, military members, and their Buddy Bags may included personal families that may be homeless or in need. hygiene products, hand towel sets, shower The fifth annual drive was made possible shoes or slippers, socks, hat, gloves, scarf with the by American Legion Auxiliary sets; and shopping or salon gift cards. Unit 1 of Vermillion which assisted the The Vermillion drop-off location was The South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary. Broadcaster/Plain Talk in Vermillion, and Citizens were encouraged to prepare Buddy representatives involved with the relief Baskets and Buddy Bags filled with essential drive stopped by The Broadcaster office on household or personal care items. Wednesday, Feb. 15, to pick up the Buddy Buddy Baskets consisted of a laundry Baskets and the Buddy Bags. basket/plastic basket filled with: paper Additional information is available at towels, laundry detergent, household SDLegionaux.org, or by contacting Autumn Tell them you saw it in cleansers, rubber gloves, cleaning sponges,the Simunek at VeteransHRD@gmail.com, or dust pan with hand brush, light bulbs, calling 605.890.3093. flashlight, batteries, alarm clock, shower Broadcaster! A significant number of Americans struggle with mental illness. For many the struggle is silent. Some experience short-term mental health problems; it’s not uncommon for individuals temporarily to face mild forms of mental illness at some point during their lives. For others though, it’s a lifelong battle that requires consistent treatment. No community is untouched by mental illness. It affects schools, work places and families. Last year the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program released a study on mental health in South Dakota. The study found that our state has a high prevalence of undiagnosed and untreated depression as well as a very high prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety. While 87 percent of survey respondents reported receiving all needed medical care, only 64 percent reported receiving all needed mental health care, and just 54 percent received all needed substance use care. Without proper treatment, individuals with mental health problems can land in the emergency room or in jail. When a person showing signs of mental illness behaves in a way that causes arrest, a court may order an evaluation of the person’s fitness to stand trial. In recent years, the increased number of these court-ordered evaluations has caused delays for the mentally ill. In some instances, mentally ill individuals had to wait in jail several months for competency evaluations to be completed. Recognizing this problem, South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbert- son convened a task force to address delays in court-ordered mental health evaluations and shortfalls in treatment for the mentally ill within the justice system. Funded by a grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the task force released its report in November. Among its findings, it recognized that our system lacks procedures to identify mental illness quickly after an arrest, and in many cases jails are not equipped to deal with mental health needs. In some cases, diversion options that are already authorized by statute are not available in all areas of the state. This legislative session, the Legislature is considering House Bill 1183, which would enact the task force’s recommendations. The legislation will provide law enforcement with tools to better identify and respond to mental health crises, prevent unnecessary jail admissions, and assist communities in building capacity to offer intervention services. The bill will also expand the pool of providers who can provide competency evaluations, and will shift funding from the Human Services Center directly to counties to perform these evaluations. An oversight council will monitor implementation and recommend changes to future legislatures. I thank the Chief Justice and task force members for undertaking this work and offering their recommendations, and I thank the Helmsley Charitable Trust for the funding they provided. 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