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.
In this SC Attorney General’s Office video filmed during Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2021, Sara Barber, Executive Director of SCCADVASA speaks about our organization, the issue of domestic violence in South Carolina, and provides advice to advocates who work in the field of Intimate Partner Violence.
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Editorial written by The Post and Courier 10/5/2021 Sometimes the names get lost among the statistics, even in tragedies such as deaths due to domestic violence. But we should not forget them. Pamela Coleman, 58. Olivia Goff, 35. Christopher Brown, 32. Jennifer Grant, 36. Audrey Heyward, 55. These five Charleston County residents were among the 24 women […]
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Opinion Editorial written by Sara Barber published 10/1/2021 by The Post and Courier Another year has passed and once again Domestic Violence Awareness Month has arrived — a time of both action and reflection as we ask what needs to change for us to build communities where violence doesn’t dwell and replace fear with love. […]
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We’re all connected. We’re all a part of the solution. What is your piece of the puzzle to bring peace to survivors of domestic & sexual violence? The last year few years offered us all an opportunity to reflect on which pieces of life should be centered, which should be placed on the edge to provide […]
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Excerpt from The Post and Courier article published 9/29/2021 below. View the full story here. South Carolina ranks sixth-worst in the nation for women killed by men, according to a new report. There were 57 women killed by men in South Carolina in 2019, the most recent year of available federal data, according to the […]
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September 29, 2021 – According to the Violence Policy Center’s 2021 When Men Murder Women annual study, South Carolina has moved to 6th in the nation for the rate of women murdered by men according to 2019 data. And, aside from last year’s ranking, South Carolina has been in the top ten since VPC began […]
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