South Carolina Children's Advocacy Medical Response System

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If you are a patient with an appointment, our office will call you and together we will determine how best to conduct your appointment – in-person, over the phone, by video or rescheduled for a later date.

If you are a patient without an appointment and need care, or if you’re not a patient and need care – please call the office and together we will determine the best course of treatment for you.

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About SC Children's Advocacy

The South Carolina Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System (SCCAMRS) is charged by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop and manage clinical guidelines, quality standards and a comprehensive educational resource system to practice in the field of child abuse pediatrics in the state.

Our office receives state funding to administer a claim reimbursement program for forensic medical evaluations delivered by state health care providers meeting these qualification standards. This allows us to assist and support the state’s children’s hospitals and SC Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers in their efforts to continue and maintain access to these specialized medical services.

Children’s advocacy centers

If you are a health care provider with a child in need of a referral for an evaluation into allegations of abuse and/or neglect, the following is a list of the Children’s Advocacy Centers and similar multidisciplinary facilities in South Carolina and their contact information:

City	Children’s advocacy center	Telephone number
Aiken	Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County	803-644-5100
Anderson	Foothills Children’s Advocacy Center	864-261-6111
Beaufort	Hopeful Horizons	843-524-2256
Camden	Family Resource Center	803-425-4357
Charleston	Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center	843-723-3600
Columbia	Metropolitan Children's Advocacy Center	803-898-1470
Florence	Durant Children’s Center	843-664-4357
Florence	The CARE House of the Pee Dee	843-629-0236
Greenville	Julie Valentine Center	864-331-0560
Greenwood	Beyond Abuse	864-227-1623
Hartsville	Darlington County Children’s Center	843-332-9299
Lancaster	Palmetto CASA	803-286-5232
Lexington	Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center	803-358-7200
Myrtle Beach	Children’s Recovery Center	843-448-3400
Orangeburg	Edisto Children’s Center – CASA/Family Systems	803-534-2448
Spartanburg	Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union Counties	864-515-9922
Summerville	Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center	843-875-1551
Sumter	Sumter County Child Advocacy Center	803-774-5600

About Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group

We are proud to be part of Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group, which includes caring, compassionate health care professionals who are highly trained to meet your medical needs in Columbia, Lexington and across the greater Midlands region of South Carolina.

Providing excellent medical care in comfortable office environments, our network team of physicians, advanced care providers, nurses and staff is prepared to answer any questions you have. We provide comprehensive medical care for short-term needs like annual physicals as well as ongoing management of chronic diseases. Prevention is a big part of your overall care plan. Should additional, focused medical treatment ever be needed, our doctors will refer you to a specialist and stay involved in your care. Only at Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group will you find the extensive level of expertise available from a wide variety of specialists.