SCCADVASA

The “Red Zone” is the time between mid-August and Thanksgiving Break when more than 50% of college campus s*xual assault incidents occur.

The beginning of the school year is when new students are entering a campus culture they have never experienced before and may have limited education on consent. Through education and awareness, we can help create a campus culture free from s*xual violence.

Partnering with SCCADVASA and the P*e Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault, the Marion Police Department is the latest South Carolina law enforcement department to implement the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP).

The LAP is a free evidence-based screening tool that helps officers responding to domestic violence prevent intimate partner homicide by assessing a victim’s risk of serious injury or homicide and connecting them with their local domestic violence program.

🙌 We are grateful for Marion PD's commitment to strengthening survivor safety.

Learn more about the LAP: https://www.sccadvasa.org/preventing-domestic-violence-homicide/

Mark your calendar and join us at ZiggFest in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, October 17th! A tremendous thank you to Ziggy’s Pub for their continued support of SCCADVASA. 💜

📣 VENDORS WANTED FOR ZIGGFEST 2026! 📣

We’re looking for a few more vendors to join us for ZIGGFEST!

📅 Saturday, October 17th
⏰ 12 PM – 6 PM
📍 Ziggy’s Pub

ZIGGFEST is a family-friendly charity event benefiting the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. 💜

We have a fun-filled day planned, including live entertainment, raffles for gift cards and prizes throughout the day, silent auction items, vendors, and much more!

We’d love to add a few more great local vendors to the lineup. If you’re interested in being part of an awesome day while helping support an important cause, please contact Angela at Ziggy’s Pub for more information.

💜 Come be part of ZIGGFEST and help us make this year’s event our biggest and best one yet! 💜

Please share and help us spread the word!

Help us light South Carolina purple this October. 💜

SCCADVASA is inviting businesses, organizations, and neighborhoods to participate in our Porch Lights campaign for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

On October 8, communities across the state will display purple luminaries to honor survivors, remember lives lost, and show that South Carolina stands against domestic violence.

Your participation helps bring this important issue out of the shadows and reminds survivors that they are not alone.

✨ Register by August 31: sccadvasa.org/porch-lights

Between 2017 and 2022, Uber received a report of s*xual assault or misconduct in the U.S. almost every eight minutes.

A New York Times investigation found that in related lawsuits filed against Uber, the company's lawyers reviewed survivors' private texts, medical records, and therapy notes, then used details about past s*xual assault and domestic violence to question them in court about their s*x lives and behavior.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/uber-s*xual-assault-lawsuits.html

Registration for our 3rd and final 2026 session of Basic Training for VSPs begins today and will remain open until August 21st or until capacity is reached.

A VSP number is required to register. New staff members who plan on taking this training should apply for a VSP number with the Crime Victim Services Training (CVST) office.

➡️ Register now: https://www.sccadvasa.org/basic-training/

The National Network to End Domestic Violence's Safety Net Project has released an updated resource to help advocates support survivors in removing personal information from online data brokers, helping reduce the risk of an abuser, stalker, or harasser accessing a survivor’s personal information online.

“Data Brokers: What They Are and What You Can Do About Them” explains how data brokers can compromise survivor privacy and shares strategies to reduce this risk when developing survivor safety planning.

➡️ View the resource: https://www.techsafety.org/data-brokers

SCCADVASA is partnering with Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers to offer a free 2-hour training on intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance use on Friday, August 28th from 10 AM - 12 PM in Room 435 of MUSC's Basic Science Building in Charleston.

Professionals working with survivors of IPV and domestic violence are invited to participate in this research study, which will focus on delivering and examining the outcomes of a training on opioid overdose and use of naloxone. Those who complete the training will be paid $25 dollars and be offered up to 10 boxes of naloxone to take back to their agency. This training is approved for 2 VSP credit hours.

To be eligible, you must be 18 years of age or older and currently working at an IPV or DV Service Agency in South Carolina (can also be working with DV or SA survivors at a different type of agency).

If you are interested in participating, please complete the brief screener questionnaire to register: https://redcap.musc.edu/surveys/?s=CKAAAT7PRNMWWRNK

The numbers tell us that we all know someone who has experienced domestic violence.

✨ On Thursday, October 8th, lights will shine from porches across South Carolina in support of survivors – and SCCADVASA is inviting businesses, neighborhoods, HOAs, faith communities, and civic organizations to join us in this simple but powerful way to show survivors they are seen, supported, and never alone.

As a Porch Lights Partner, you'll:
💜 Raise awareness about domestic violence in your community.
💜 Help start conversations that can change, and even save, lives.
💜 Demonstrate your commitment to building safer, stronger communities.
💜 Help raise critical funds that support advocacy, prevention, and services for survivors across South Carolina.

Together, we can light South Carolina purple this October and make a meaningful difference for survivors and their families.

➡️ Learn more and sign up: sccadvasa.org/porch-lights

A new training session, "Sextortion in the Digital Age: Trends, Tactics, and Survivor-Centered Responses," is now available on SCCADVASA's Victim Service Providers (VSP) eLearning for VSP Credit web page.

To receive VSP credit, individuals must register for the course, watch the complete webinar recording, download any resources in the lessons, and pass the quiz with an 80%.

➡️ Learn more and register: https://sc.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/onlinetraining/details/1391