2022 Stories - Lost&Found

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During the month of September 2022, we shared 30 stories over 30 days. Young adults and families from South Dakota and beyond who have been impacted by suicide and mental health challenges shared their stories and how they have discovered what #Resilience looks like in their life.

Jeff Pickett

54 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Niko Hathaway

41 • Huron, SD originally, Sioux Falls, SD temporarily (I am a traveler)

Jocelyn Doan

25 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Kelsea Kenzy Sutton

38 • Burke, S.D.

Billie H. Sutton

33 • Burke, S.D.

Susan Kroger

41 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Kimberly Keiser

48 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Elaina Houser

23 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Stefanie Plummer

24 • Watertown, S.D.

Jennifer Finne

35 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Jake Danielson

25 • Pine Ridge, SD

Jessica Cline

31 • Charlotte, N.C. / Sioux Falls, S.D.

Jaxxen Cheney

Rapid City, S.D.

Corey Kennedy

Sturgis, S.D.

Shastin Gerbracht

45 • Rapid City, S.D.

Michael Tromp

17 • Box Elder, S.D.

Willette A. Capers

43 • Coastal Region of South Carolina / Sioux Falls, S.D.

Gabe Dannenbring

24 • Yankton, S.D.

Shalea Schloss

32 • originally from Minnesota; currently in Vermillion, SD

Cody Ingle

31 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Lena Tran Schaeffer

30 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Mary Ellen Wolfe

42 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Jackie Hendry

29 • Roscoe, IL/Sioux Falls, SD

Jana Boocock

32 • Pierre, S.D.

Cherokee McAlpine

Sioux Falls, S.D.

Adaya Plastow

19 • Mitchel, SD

Heather Kittelson

42 • Live in Hills, MN / Work in Sioux Falls, SD

Adam Bair

30 • Sioux Falls, S.D.

Eliza Blue

44 • Bison, SD

Erica Johnson

25 • Sioux Falls, S.D.