Sioux Falls, SD: "Thousands of SD children with mental illnesses go without care"

Oct 1, 2017, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader: Sioux Falls families raise candles for mental health http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2017/10/01/sioux-falls-mental-health-vigil/721401001/ Thousands of South Dakota children with mental illnesses go without care. Efforts by the state to increase community resources available have made little progress in 15 years in terms of the number of children served. Unlike most states, more health funding still goes to the psychiatric hospital in Yankton instead of counseling centers across the state. Meanwhile, mental health screenings performed by South Dakota public schools are missing children who need help and school counselors handle higher-than-recommended course load. ...