South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS)

The Department of Social Services is changing payment policies in hopes that more daycare providers will accept children who receive government assistance.

New technologies give researchers details on when parts of the brain develop: "The first year of life and then the first five years are really what we would refer to as very critical time periods for brain development."

A new report from US Health and Human services shows Medicaid enrollment among South Dakota children is down 27 percent from this spring. That’s tied for worst in the nation.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, providers will receive full authorized payments – even if there are temporary changes in child attendance.

Just over 10,000 South Dakotans are enrolled through Medicaid expansion. That’s less than 20 percent of the amount of people the state expects to enroll, which is drawing ire from some state lawmakers.

The state Department of Social Service has launched a grant program to help communities combat opioid abuse.

National Prescription Take-Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 28.

Medicaid expansion is now the law of the land in South Dakota. Just how effective has it been in its first months?

The 988 suicide prevention lifeline has been in place for well over a year now in South Dakota, and officials say the program is showing signs of progress.

With populations in larger cities increasing across the state, Sioux Falls breaks ground on a public “One Stop.” The new service building will be located at Dawley Farm and construction is already underway.