SCCADVASA

✨ Last week, SCCADVASA Executive Director Sara Barber was one of nine women honored in the SCBIZ Circle of Excellence at the organization’s Top 100 Women awards ceremony in Columbia. The event recognized women across the state for their sustained professional achievement and impact on the community.

We celebrate Sara’s unwavering advocacy for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and are grateful for her leadership.

Individuals in the LGBTQ+ community can experience domestic violence at higher rates than cisgender and heterosexual people and are more likely to seek out friends for support than a shelter, hotline, or service provider.

When a friend or loved one tells you that they are experiencing abuse, your reaction matters. Learn more: https://lgbtqipvinstitute.org/supporting-survivors/

Domestic disturbance calls are among the most unpredictable and dangerous scenes for responding officers. Law enforcement and first responders are encouraged to join us on July 30th in Columbia for the Preventing Domestic Violence Homicide: Lethality Program Assessment (LAP) Summit to help ensure that every officer on the scene recognizes the "unseen" danger, and every high-risk victim is met with a coordinated, community-wide shield.

The event will focus on recognizing coercive control and its role in domestic fatality, understanding the importance of a coordinated community response, and learning more about the LAP, an evidence-based screening tool that helps assess a victim’s risk of homicide or near fatality and connect them with support at the scene.

➡️ Learn more and register: https://sc.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/1355

A safety plan is a personalized, practical plan of action to help survivors and their families stay safe while experiencing abuse, preparing to leave an abusive situation, and after they leave.

Visit SCCADVASA’s Safety Planning web page at sccadvasa.org/safety-planning for a list of resources including the National Domestic Violence Hotline's online interactive safety plan tool.