Local Programs
This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Lancaster
Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault and Children's Advocacy Center
106 North York StreetLancaster, SC 29720
Hotline: (803) 286-5232
Phone: (803) 286-5232
URL: https://palmettocasa.org/
The Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault and Children’s Advocacy Center offers: 24 hour On-Call telephone counseling service (available to victims / families), support groups, referrals to long -term counseling and support agencies, medical forensic exams (children), information on legal proceedings, accompaniment service, and Children’s Advocacy Center. Serving Chester, Fairfield and Lancaster counties.
Laurens
Beyond Abuse - Laurens County Office
23013 Hwy 76 EastClinton, SC 29325
Hotline: (888) 297-4546
Phone: (864) 227-1623
URL: https://beyondabuse.info
Email: contact@beyondabuse.info
The Beyond Abuse program offers a 24 hour emergency room on-call support, legal advocacy, counseling and education. Beyond Abuse serves adults who have been a victim of sexual violence and children who have been a victim of child physical and/or sexual abuse and reside in Abbeville, Greenwood and Laurens Counties.
The Safe Home
P. O. Box 744Clinton, SC 29325
Hotline: (864) 682-7270
Phone: (866) 598-5932 (Toll-free)
Fax: (864) 683-3670
URL: https://thesafehome.org/
Safe Home provides 24-hour services for victims of domestic violence. Serving Abbeville, Laurens and Saluda Counties.
Lexington
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands - Lexington Office
711 E Main StreetLexington, SC 29072
Hotline: (803) 771-RAPE (7273) (Richland/Lexington counties) (800) 491-RAPE (7273) (Newberry/Sumter counties)
Phone: (803) 790-8208
Fax: (803) 790-8282
URL: https://pathwaystohealing.com/
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (STSM) offers 24-hour crisis intervention through hotline and hospital response, crisis counseling, individual short-term counseling, group counseling, personal advocacy, and legal advocacy to survivors of sexual assault and abuse and education about sexual trauma issues to the Midlands. STSM also provides the survivor with emotional support and accompaniment throughout the criminal justice proceedings including (but not limited to) assisting the survivor in filing a police report, court accompaniment, assisting survivors with their Victim Impact Statements, and contacting law enforcement on behalf of survivor with survivor’s consent. These services are all confidential and free of charge. Serving Richland, Lexington, Newberry and Sumter counties.




