Behavioral Health Voucher Program

The Behavioral Health Voucher Program offers funding assistance and support for mental health services for farmers and ranchers and persons impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Call 211 to learn more and determine if you are eligible for treatment cost assistance.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VOUCHER PROGRAM

Mental Health Services
Transportation and Medication Cost Assistance

Services can be in-person or via telemedicine. You can receive up to 8 sessions with a provider of your choosing.

Do I Qualify for a Voucher?

Experiencing mental health related issues – you qualify.
Farmer or Rancher or related to a Farmer or Rancher- you qualify.
Need funding support to cover costs of services – you qualify.
Out of pocket/co-pays on your insurance are beyond your means – you qualify.

Please get the support you need from people who care.
Call 211 now. We’re here 24/7.

Call 211

Farmers & Ranchers

Farm stressors can come from many directions including the agricultural system, farm and family finances, mental and physical health challenges, and relationship difficulties. A healthy response to these challenges involves paying attention to the stressors within all of these areas and determining coping strategies that are useful in each area.

Please get the support you need from people who care.

Farm and Rural Stress Hotline 1-800-691-4336
SDSU Extension 605-688-5125
Call 211

Should I Call 211?

If you are reading this wondering if you or someone you care about needs professional mental health support, the answer is probably yes. Seeking resources and information is an important ﬁrst step, and we encourage you to continue down this path by reaching out to 211 Helpline Center. Some common indicators for mental health support include:

You are having a hard time taking care of yourself or your family on a daily basis
You experience abnormal sleep patterns—not sleeping at all or sleeping excessively
Stress gets in the way of your daily activities several days in a row
You experience rapid, unexplained mood swings
You feel sad, blue, hopeless or depressed the majority of the time
You worry excessively and experience anxiety that overtakes most of your thoughts
You can’t shake the impact of a trauma or loss in the past or caused by recent events
You are using alcohol, drugs (including prescription drugs), other substances or activities as a way to help you numb your pain
You anger easily and often act irrationally or even violently
You have irrational fears that interrupt your daily life, including hallucinations, obsessive behaviors and extreme behaviors
You are thinking about suicide or harming yourself

Strength Takes Courage.

If you feel overwhelmed or are struggling with emotions like anxiety, depression, stress, sadness or fear, you are not alone. Your feelings are an understandable human response before, during and after a crisis situation. Finding a healthy way to work through these feelings is important for you and everyone around you.

Farmers & Ranchers

Ag families are used to dealing with uncertainty, but the pandemic has magniﬁed that uncertainty to a whole new level. If stress about the unknown and worries about your health, your family, your ﬁnances, and your livelihood is wearing you down, we encourage you to seek the help of a trained counselor for free, anonymous help.

Healthcare Workers

With the added burdens of a global healthcare crisis, the physical, emotional and mental stress of being on the medical front line is overwhelming for many people stafﬁng hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. If you are a healthcare professional in need of support, please call 211.

Parents

When schools closed, stressed out parents across the state were left in charge of homeschooling young children, often while juggling full-time jobs. Fears of children falling behind academically and socially are all reasons why 211 Helpline Center has dedicated professionals for family-based support and resources.

Business Owners

Thousands of business owners continue to struggle with ﬁnancial stress, anxiety about caring for their employees and the uncertainty of the future amidst the ongoing COVID-19 situation. If you need someone to help you work through your emotions and look for positive resources and solutions, call 211.

Nursing Home Residents

Nursing home residents are dealing with the ramiﬁcations of being in a high-risk category for contracting coronavirus combined with the negative impacts of physical isolation. 211 Helpline Center is here to help you deal with the loneliness, depression, fear and sadness.

Survivors

Reports from across the nation indicate that some survivors of COVID-19 are dealing with lingering physical, cognitive and emotional issues. Working through feelings of pain, sadness, depression and anger are all common reasons why people need outside support like 211 Helpline Center.

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Here To Help.

We urge you to reach out and connect with someone who will listen and understand. Our professional counselors are trained to provide you with proactive measures to help you deal with your individual emotions and situations. Our goal is to help as many people as possible, lifting up the 605 so that our businesses, families and lives can move toward a stronger, brighter future.

About

605 Strong was created to connect South Dakotans to mental health and substance use disorder services. The SD Department of Social Services is proud to partner with SDSU Extension, the SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and with the Helpline Center.