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Children
Children Are Victims, Too
(Separate Website)
Domestic abuse affects children as well as adults. This page includes safety tips for children and suggestions for adults.
By: Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse
Forensic Interviews
(Separate Website)
Information on the importance of forensic interviews in child abuse situations.
By: Foothills Alliance
Forensic Medical Exams
(Separate Website)
Information on the importance of forensic medical exams in child abuse situations.
By: Foothills Alliance
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault
Brochures on Domestic Violence and Safety for You and Your Children
(Separate Website)
This web site contains brochures with valuable information about domestic violence and safety planning for victims, their children, attorneys and advocates. The brochures are in PDF format and may be downloaded or printed out. The brochures are also available through the ABA Service Center at 1-800-285-2221.
By: American Bar Association
Domestic Violence
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: The Protection from Domestic Abuse Act is a law in South Carolina to protect wives and husbands, former spouses, children and other close relatives from physical harm, threat of harm or criminal sexual conduct by providing help through family court to get a protective order. Physical abuse occurs in various forms - being kicked, punched, slapped, shoved, sexually molested or harmed bodily in any way.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Domestic Violence
(Separate Website)
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) through its Battered Spouse Program has provided assistance for victims of domestic violence for eighteen years. The program provides support for crisis intervention and prevention services to victims of family violence, their children and abusers through a network of community based nonprofit service providers.
By: SC Department of Social Services
Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
(Separate Website)
What My Sister's House advocates do for domestic violence victims, and how to reach the advocates in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties.
By: My Sister's House, Inc.
Domestic Violence Safety Plan
(Separate Website)
Are you in an abusive relationship? Here are some tips for getting out safely.
By: Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence Safety Plan
(Separate Website)
Checklist for escaping from an abusive home environment.
By: My Sister's House, Inc.
Domestic Violence: Safety Tips for You and Your Family
(Separate Website)
Whether or not you feel you are able to leave someone who is abusing you, there are things you can do to make you and your family safer.
By: American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
Federal Domestic Violence Statutes / Offenses
(Separate Website)
This web page contains a list and a description of federal statutes that prohibit certain kinds of actions in connection with a domestic violence or stalking situation.
By: Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Habla sobre el Abuso Domestico (Talk about Domestic Abuse)
(Separate Website)
Flyer in Spanish advertising My Sister's House support groups.
By: My Sister's House, Inc.
How to Enforce Protection Orders When You Move To Another State
(Separate Website)
Do you have a protective order? Are you thinking of moving to another state? This document contains information to help you use the full faith and credit law for enforcement of your protective order by other states.
By: Violence Against Women Office and Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse
If You Are Beaten or Threatened with Physical Abuse?
(Separate Website)
What to do if someone abuses or threatens to abuse you.
By: Sistercare, Inc.
Immigrant Women and Abuse
(Separate Website)
If you are an immigrant to the United States, and you are a victim of domestic violence or rape, here are some suggestions we hope will help you.
By: Women's Justice Center
Immigrants and Domestic Violence
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Rape Crisis Center: Emergency Room
(Separate Website)
What to do, and just as importantly, what NOT to do if you have been sexually assaulted.
By: Foothills Alliance
SC Centers for Equal Justice Order of Protection Brochure
(Separate Website)
By: South Carolina Legal Services- Columbia
Title 16 and Title 20: South Carolina's Statutes on Criminal Domestic Violence
(Separate Website)
By: Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse
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