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A person required under Section 63-7-310 to report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, including workers of the department, who has reason to believe a child has died as the result of child abuse or neglect, shall report this information to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner.
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9 wrz 2021 · The legislation requires law enforcement or child protective services to take a victim of suspected child abuse to one of South Carolina’s Child Advocacy Centers. At the center, a team of trained professionals begins the investigation and conducts a single interview specifically tailored to not retraumatize the child.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-20(6)(a)(i) (Supp. 2019) ("'Child abuse or neglect' or 'harm' occurs when: (a) the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's welfare: (i) inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child physical or mental injury or engages in acts or omissions which present a substantial risk of physical or mental ...
Identifying a child as a victim of trafficking in persons does not create a presumption that the parent, guardian, or other individual responsible for the child's welfare abused, neglected, or harmed the child.
Reporting Out-of-Home Abuse and Neglect. If you suspect a child has been abused or neglected outside of the home (i.e, in a foster home, daycare facility, etc.,) contact the State's Out of Home Abuse and Neglect (OHAN) Office.
2023-24. Reports by State Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30) CPS Intake Decisions For SFY2023-2024. Maltreatment Types Substantiated in CPS Investigations SFY 2023-2024. Children in Substantiated CPS Investigations during SFY2023-2024 by Age of the Child. CPS Family Preservation Services at SFY End 2023-2024. Central Registry-SFY2023-2024.
There is created the South Carolina Children's Advocacy Medical Response System, a program to provide coordination and administration of medical service resources to those entities responding to cases of suspected child abuse or neglect.
