Child Abuse Prevention in South Carolina
What is Prevention?
Understanding child abuse and neglect, along with the proven pillars of prevention, is essential for protecting children and supporting families.
Prevention means we go upstream, working to ensure that children are safe and families have the resources they need to help their kids thrive before incidents of abuse and neglect occur. This is our singular focus and at the heart of everything we do.
Why Prevention
Addressing issues early allows us to solve problems and strengthen families before a crisis occurs.
Understanding Prevention
We have a lot of proven know-how behind how and why we do our work.
Investing in Proven Protective Factors
We know what keeps kids safe and families strong.
Defining Abuse and Neglect in South Carolina
Learn the legal context for how child abuse and neglect are defined in South Carolina.
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
The long-term health impact of childhood adversity proves the importance of prevention.
Understanding the Data
By understanding the prevalence of child abuse across South Carolina, we can get to the heart of the problem.