Resource fairs provided local, state and federal information at each event. Representatives of as many as 50 groups were on hand in each city to talk with families about their options and to introduce their services. This opens the door to be able to do much more together in the future. One outcome of Pulse of the Prairie is already under way. The North Dakota Department of Human Services has contracted with LRR to manage crisis counseling and other special services in rural areas for the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
Services are available in seven of the state's eight regions.
Pulse of the Prairie was just the beginning. With the coalition we've formed and the recognition that these services are needed, it opens the doors to be able to do much more.