MAPP-SD, a project of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., is a comprehensive Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project. 
MAPP-SD is dedicated to:
u   Increase awareness of Meth and the problems associated with its use, manufacture and distribution;
u Provide, at no cost, professional Meth awareness and prevention education to groups and organizations on a community, regional and statewide level;
u Be a no-cost, ongoing resource for South Dakota citizens to deal with issues rising from the manufacture, use and distribution of Meth.

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The kidnapping and murder of a fourth-grader from a small Indiana town brought the horror of Meth to the forefront of America’s attention during the end of January.

Ten-year old Katie Collman was first reported missing on January 25, when she failed to return home from an errand to a store -  she went out to buy bathroom tissue.  Two days later – when authorities had enough information to share with the public - an Amber Alert for Katie was issued.  The 2,000 residents of her hometown, Corthersville, prayed for her safe return. 

Three days after the Alert was issued, Katie’s body was discovered in a creek. 

Police have arrested three men so far in Katie’s murder – a 22-year old, a 20-year old and a 17-year old.  Prosecutors claim the 20-year old tied the youngster’s hands behind her back – and she either was pushed into the creek or fell in when she tried to run away.

According to one suspect’s statement, Katie was abducted and slain because the men feared she saw Meth being made in an apartment near her home.
More than 600 people joined Katie’s family in a show of support during her funeral service.  The officiating minister admonished the crowd to let the little girl’s death serve as a warning to the community to stand together and confront any suspicious activity.  Reverend Jon Pearce added, “If Katie hadn’t been walking by a Meth lab, she would be alive today.”

Her family plans to raise money to build a playground in her memory on the site of the Meth operation linked to her death.  Her murder was the first in 25 years in Corthersville.
(Compiled from reports on CNN, ABC, FOXNews and various newspaper articles.)

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