South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Below you will find news and updates from both SCCADVASA and our member organizations. You will also find policy action alerts, legislative updates, monthly newsletters, op-eds, press releases and more.
This April, SCCADVASA will launch the “It’s Your Move” 2024 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign to encourage individuals to take action and make choices to prevent sexual violence. “We all can make a move to prevent sexual violence,” said Sara Barber, SCCADVASA Executive Director. “Whether it’s talking openly with our children, especially our sons, […]
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SCCADVASA’s Executive Director, Sara Barber, was recently featured in a Mother Jones article detailing the challenges and uncertain legal landscape faced by advocates for pregnant victims of domestic and sexual violence across the country since the fall of Roe v Wade. Homicide is a leading cause of death for pregnant people in the U.S. and […]
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SCCADVASA Executive Director, Sara Barber, partnered with high school students from the Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization (DAYLO) to pen a commentary on how restrictions on books and education censorship policies causes harm to students instead of protecting them. “Books that realistically illustrate the experiences of survivor violence are lifelines; they help readers recognize that […]
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Opinion Editorial written by Sara Barber published 10/3/2023 by The Post and Courier Every year, thousands of South Carolinians are impacted by domestic violence. In 2022, domestic violence organizations responded to almost 39,000 requests for emergency shelter or other help from people experiencing violence in their home. Around 42 percent of South Carolina women are […]
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#NoMoreStolenSisters #MMIWActionNow #MMIWG2S Columbia, S.C., May 10, 2023 – The S.C. Indian Affairs Commission will be hosting a Summit on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The MMISWG2 Summit is part of a movement that advocates for the end of violence against Native women. It also seeks to draw attention to the high rates of disappearances and murders […]
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On Tuesday, May 9th, the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (SCVAN), the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA), elected officials, community partners, victims of crime, and their families and friends will rally at the South Carolina State House to raise awareness about the barriers faced by victims of violent crime throughout the Palmetto State.
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