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Birthparent Counseling Program provides options counseling to assist birth parents who are in an unintended/crisis pregnancy in reaching decisions regarding their futures and the future of the child. Services to birth parents are free of charge. Services are available anywhere in South Dakota, LSS can travel to meet with birth parents. ​Parenting and adoption options are explored: If parenting is the decision, the counselor will assist in setting up community resources. If adoption is the decision, the birth parent can choose from adoptive parent profiles, including pictures and information about the family. The birthparent also can choose what degree of openness they want in the adoption plan. LSS does provide both open and closed/confidential adoption. The purpose of this program is to assist birthparents in reaching a permanent plan for themselves and their child. Adoption Program provides options for those desiring to pursue having a family, including Infant Domestic Program and International Adoption Program. Training and Home Study Services are provided prior to placement of a child.

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Pregnancy Counseling
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Caseworkers work with women who are going through an unplanned pregnancy. Support services are available to clients at no-cost. Includes: options counseling, evidence-based decision making, adoption planning, adoption parent selection, parenting preparedness program & courses, before & after birth support, mental health counseling, Medicaid & WIC applications, transportation assistance, case management, job application & resume writing, help with difficult family or partner communication, community & state resource connection, and referrals related to housing, substance use, and domestic violence.

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Postadoption Counseling and Support
Gas Money
WIC
General Counseling Services
Medicaid
Parenting Skills Classes
Case/Care Management
Pregnancy Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Family Counseling
Parent Counseling
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Gift Card Donation Programs
Conjoint Counseling
Preadoption Counseling and Support
Coalition Building
Offers pregnancy support and case management, domestic infant adoption, adoption and perinatal support groups, and contract services.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Case/Care Management
Preadoption Counseling and Support
Mental Health Expense Assistance
General Mental Health Support Groups
Pregnancy Counseling
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Offers a full range of psychological services including therapy, psychological assessments and evaluation for children, adolescents, couples, and families such as: life changes and transitions, anxiety and depression, trauma and abuse, anger and conflict, grief and loss, marital affairs, self-image and self-worth, loneliness and isolation, impact of addiction, issues related to substance abuse, behavioral therapy, chronic pain and illness, identity/gender/sexual concerns, rape or sexual abuse, medical or spiritual issues, medical conditions, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Telemental health services available to individuals in South Dakota.

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Sexual Orientation Counseling
Divorce/Custody Investigation
Sexual/Love Addiction Counseling
General Counseling Services
Individual Counseling
Child Abuse Counseling
Play Therapy
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Conjoint Counseling
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Sexuality Counseling
Telemental Health
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Mental Health Screening
Gender Identity Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Expense Assistance
Marriage and Relationships Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Autism Therapy
Adult Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Counseling
Faith Based Counseling
Family Counseling Agencies
Divorce Counseling
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Parent Child Interactive Therapy
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Psychological Assessment
Family Counseling
For anyone facing an unplanned pregnancy, All About U provides crisis pregnancy counseling, help finding emotional support, help finding necessary resources, emotion support throughout adoption and beyond, if adoption is chosen, emergency transitional housing available, and general case management for resources: connection to prenatal care, housing, food, clothing, addiction, and more. For adoptive families, All About U provides training to help them through the adoption process and prepare them to be an adoptive family, home studies, and on-going support for adoptive families.

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Pregnancy Counseling
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Community Health Workers
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Case/Care Management
Preadoption Counseling and Support
An independent non-profit Christian agency licensed by the Department of Social Services in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota providing: - Pre- and post-placement counseling - Support and services for birth parent(s) and adoptive parent(s) - Hague and non-Hague home study services

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Preadoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Pregnancy Counseling
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Providing free, confidential pregnancy counseling, options counseling, and adoption services to help with decision making across the state of South Dakota. Pregnancy counseling assists in looking at priorities by helping assess the physical, emotional and financial aspects of both parenting and making an adoption plan. Services are also available via Zoom or phone if necessary.

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Postadoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Preadoption Counseling and Support
Pregnancy Counseling
Provides child adoption home-studies, child advocacy services, and supervises adoptive placements.

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Divorce/Custody Investigation
Private Therapy Practices
General Counseling Services
Adoption Evaluation/Placement