Resilient Community Brookings County

What is Resilient Community Brookings County?

Brookings County is the first Resilient Community in South Dakota! The Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment and partner organizations created the Resilient Community framework to help address factors in communities that put children at risk for abuse and neglect.
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2025 Resilient Community Events

February 19th, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Stronger Together Event, Dacotah Bank Center

May 21st, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM - The Power of Developmental Relationships, Ascension Lutheran Church

August 20th, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Event Canceled

November 19th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Growing Strong: Positive Childhood Experiences for a Healthy Brookings, Location TBD

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Stronger Together Event, February 2025

Brookings Area United Way in partnership with the Resilient Communities Initiative and Brookings County Mental Health Coalition, hosted the Brookings County 2025 Stronger Together: Building Assets in Brookings County, A Day for Suicide Prevention February 19th, 2025 at the Dacotah Bank Center.

Resilient Community Event, May 2025

The “Power of Developmental Relationships” event, held on May 21, 2025,  brought together 70 Brookings County community members to explore how adults can foster meaningful relationships with youth and emphasized practical ways to support and connect with young people through intentional engagement. 

Facilitating Team Members

Chad Adamson - Brookings School District
Darla Biel - Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Heidi Gullickson - Brookings Area United Way
Nikki Eining - G3 Grace, Grit, Growth Counseling LLC
Michelle Vande Weerd - Brookings School District
Dana Martens - Brookings School District

Materials

Brookings Resilient Community Poster

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2023

 

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