Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate South Dakota crisis help
Use 911 for immediate danger and call, text, or chat 988 for behavioral-health crisis support.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Use South Dakota crisis servicesBefore you start
- Location, immediate danger, urgent medical facts, behavioral facts, developmental disability, communication needs, medications, allergies, decision-maker, crisis plan, current supports, and callback number.
Who to contact
Use DDD intake, the assigned CHOICES Case Manager or Family Support Coordinator, DSS, the provider or Agency With Choice vendor, the complete-notice hearing route, crisis service, or Adult Protective Services route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger or urgent medical need.
- Call, text, or chat 988 for mental-health, suicide, or substance-use crisis support.
- Notify the coordinator and provider when safe and request documented follow-up.
Expected next
Emergency response, crisis consultation, safety plan, referral, reassessment, or named next step.
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Contact times, responders, instructions, plan, notifications, and follow-up records.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate according to current risk; do not wait for a routine eligibility, planning, or provider process.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate South Dakota crisis help checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Use South Dakota crisis services
Official resources
Limits
911, 988, DDD, the coordinator, provider, and Adult Protective Services are different routes. Crisis contact does not change eligibility, plan approval, or authorization.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.