By Allyssa Mulliger, Staff Writer A multi-year initiative in Spartanburg County focused on healthy family relationships is introducing a program that will take some of the guesswork out of parenting. The Mary Black Foundation has launched a grant-funded, five-year...
In regard to child welfare in South Carolina, it is the most meaningful legislation to come out of Columbia in years. Bill S.805 that will form the Department for Child Advocacy, which was proposed and passed in the state senate now sits in the state House of...
By MIKE SWITZER, South Carolina Business Review You may be aware that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but what you may not know is that the cost of child abuse and neglect is estimated to be at least $1 billion in our state alone. Our next guest says that...
Oprah Winfrey's report on childhood trauma for a March 11 segment on "60 Minutes" emphasized how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a long-term negative impact on adult health and social outcomes. Winfrey, who called the information "life-changing,"...
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent. Fewer than 70 miles away from each other, York and Marlboro counties represent the spectrum of outcomes for children in the Palmetto State. Advocates say the disparities between a suburban county like York and a rural...
(SCNow) - Johnson Middle School in Timmonsville is hosting the Strengthening Families Program for the first time in school history. The program is designed to improve communication between parents and children, help families plan goals and motivate them to meet...
The man was built like a fireplug, the kind of person no one would want to cross in a back alley, but Lee Porter couldn't resist asking him what he had thought about the previous 14 weeks. Porter was curious because this man was among about a dozen fathers who had...
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Protecting your children from online predators can be a tough job especially with technology constantly changing. For many parents, technology is just too intimidating and a lot of times your kids know more about how it works than you. But it’s...
(Charleston City Paper) - In 2015, 14,856 children in South Carolina were victims of abuse. Of that total, more than 11,400 were first-time victims, but as instances of abuse and neglect increase across the state, that likely won't be the case for long. The U.S....
(Midlands Anchor) - Suzi Roberts knows what it feels like to have a dream come true, and hopes to share that feeling with children who need someone to stand up for them. Roberts, the reigning Miss Columbia, won the Miss South Carolina crown Saturday night, and...
(South Strand News) - Suzi Roberts, 23, of Pawleys Island said she was "so shocked" to be crowned Miss South Carolina on June 24 that she doesn't even remember what happened next. "It is a complete blank," she said. "In that moment, you remember all the hard work...
(ColaDaily) - The newest Miss South Carolina calls the state’s capital city home. Suzi Roberts, Miss Columbia 2017, won the Miss South Carolina crown at Saturday’s night’s finals at the Township Auditorium. Roberts, who finished as first runner-up in the 2016 Miss...