State-level Referral Resources for Investigation and Victim Protection, as well as critical state-level information

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S. C. Attorney General’s Office

• http://www.scag.gov/about-us/inside-the-office

• Connections to programs and task forces focused on specific areas of investigation, including:

  • Human Trafficking

  • Internet Crimes Against Children

  • Violence Against Women

  • Criminal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

S.C. Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program

• http://scgal.org/state/index.html

• Information about becoming a GAL, resources for volunteers, and county-level contacts

S.C. Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System (SCCAMRS)

•  http://www.sccamrs.org/

• Contacts for the forensic medical provider network in S. C.

  3 Children’s Hospital programs and providers in child advocacy centers across the state

• Connections for expert medical testimony

• Healthcare Provider trainings

S.C. Department of Social Services (DSS)

•  https://dss.sc.gov/

• County-level maltreatment reporting contact information

• S.C.-level data on child protection investigations and results

• Resources for specific child protection programs and initiatives

S. C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED)

• http://www.sled.sc.gov/

• Crime statistics for the state

• Sex Offender Registry

• Resources for specific areas of investigation

S. C. Network of Child Advocacy Centers

• http://www.cac-sc.org/

• Locate CACs across the state for investigation and referral needs

• Information about the network of CACs in S.C.