The South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault

06/09/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for The Network's Annual Membership Meeting at The Lodge in Deadwood!

📍 Networking Event: September 8 | 5:00–7:30 PM MT (appetizers provided)
📍 Annual Membership Meeting: September 9 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM MT

We look forward to connecting with our members and partners in beautiful Deadwood. More details and registration coming soon!

06/01/2026

Today is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day.

Narcissistic abuse can involve manipulation, coercive control, gaslighting, isolation, intimidation, and emotional harm. These experiences can leave lasting impacts on a person's sense of self, safety, and well-being.

Recognizing abusive behaviors is an important step toward prevention, support, and healing.

You deserve relationships built on respect, trust, and dignity.

05/28/2026

May is . 🏠 For domestic violence survivors, having access to safe, affordable housing can save their lives.

Unfortunately, a lack of housing options across the country means that survivors are often faced with impossible choices between abuse and homelessness.

Federal funding supports housing for survivors, but ongoing delays to this funding put survivors in danger. Take action NOW and tell Congress to address these dangerous funding delays: https://buff.ly/OyFNQiN

[Image description: A blue-toned image of small cardboard houses on a wooden surface. Above, white text reads: "Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness." NNEDV logo below text. The NNEDV logo consists of 66 small house shapes arranged in a large house shape, and text reading: "NNEDV National Network to End Domestic Violence."]

05/27/2026

In collaboration with the South Dakota Department of Public Safety Victim Services, The Network is hosting a two-day Leadership & Board Development Symposium at the AmericInn in Ft. Pierre on August 19 and 20.

Register today:

05/21/2026

Make some noise for ! 🎉

Some of our member agencies are Native-led organizations serving communities across South Dakota through advocacy, healing, and vital victim services for Native survivors and families.

Join us in celebrating the amazing Native-led organizations doing inspiring work that makes our communities and region stronger for everyone. Learn more at GiveNative.org.

05/19/2026

The STOP Grant strengthens how South Dakota responds to ensure professionals across the state receive high-quality, trauma-informed training.

The trainings are done through a team approach made up of law enforcement, prosecutor, and advocate trainers who coordinate together to provide invaluable training curriculum, information, resources and real-life experiences.

Our trainings include foundational and advanced topics such as:
• Domestic Violence
• Sexual Assault
• Human Trafficking
• Strangulation
• Stalking
• Protection Orders
• Elder Abuse
• Victim Services

A safer South Dakota starts with a well-trained response.

For STOP training inquiries, contact Scott Hultgren at [email protected] or (605) 650-2895.

05/18/2026

🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Survivors and programs cannot wait any longer for federal funding. Ongoing delays and instability are creating unnecessary chaos, frustration, and fear in a field already operating under high demand and limited resources.

Tell Congress to act NOW and help ensure lifesaving funds are released immediately. Your voice matters.

📞 Use our call script

📢 Take our Action Alert: https://buff.ly/29P4w4A

💜 Share with a friend and tell them to take action, too!



[Image description: Against a purple and teal background is a graphic of the U.S. Capitol and text reading: “Call 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senator or Representative’s office. Tell them: Hello, I’m a constituent from [city/state]. I’m calling to urge [Representative or Senator Name] to press the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to publish delayed funding notices for fiscal year 2026 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and Office on Violence Against Women funding and expedite the release of funding. These ongoing delays are putting programs and survivors at serious risk, jeopardizing staffing, shelter operations, and access to lifesaving support for survivors nationwide. Thank you.”]

05/14/2026

🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Survivors deserve better than federal funding delays. Tell Congress to act NOW: https://buff.ly/29P4w4A

Domestic violence shelters, r**e crisis centers, and other programs have been experiencing federal funding delays. Additional delays will force programs to lay off staff, reduce services, and close their doors, leaving survivors with nowhere to go.

Congress must push for the DOJ and HHS to immediately publish NOFOs and expedite the release of congressionally appropriated funds. Survivors and programs can't wait.



[Image description: Against a purple and teal background is a graphic of the U.S. Capitol and text reading: “Over the past year, domestic violence shelters, r**e crisis centers, and other programs serving survivors have experienced federal funding delays. Further delays will force programs to lay off staff, reduce services for survivors, and close their doors, leaving survivors with nowhere to go. Survivors deserve better. Congress must act NOW.”]

05/13/2026

Register today for the upcoming Child Interviewing Process (CIP) Training hosted by the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment.

Intersections with Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, & SANE Exams will explore how domestic violence and sexual assault overlap, barriers to reporting, and legal and medical responses in South Dakota, with presenters from the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault.

Learn more and register:

This session examines the intersection of domestic violence and sexual assault, focusing on how power and control tactics can prevent victims from reporting abuse. Jennifer and Tracey will provide both legal and medical perspectives, with Tracey outlining how South Dakota law defines domestic abuse....