Children’s Trust of South
Carolina Report
SC CATCH January 20th, 2017
Melissa Strompolis, PhD
We work to keep South Carolina’s children
safe from abuse, neglect and injury
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Our Programs and Training Community Prevention Training Funded by S.C. Department of Social Services
Community Support for Young Parents Funded by the U.S. Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Home Visiting Funded by the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program through the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Parent Education and Support Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention program funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families
Strengthening Families Program Funded by a partnership with The Duke Endowment and S.C. Department of Social Services
South Carolina Adverse Childhood Experiences Initiative Funded by the BlueCross of BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation
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South Carolina Adverse
Childhood Experiences Initiative
Building Community
Resilience and Well-Being
• Data Collection
• Training
• Prevention
Framework
• Policy Agenda
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SC ACE: Data Collection
• COPD: 68% have
at least one ACE,
26% have four or
more ACEs
• Cost Barrier: 81%
have at least one
ACE, 35% have
four or more
ACEs
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SC ACE: Training
• 42 trainers across
the state
• Customizable
content
– Neuroscience
– Original study
– Impact
– Prevention and
resilience
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SC ACE: Prevention Framework
• Previewed
at ACE
Summit
• Tool for
community
-based
action
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SC ACE: Policy Agenda
• State-level recommendations
• Prevention and mitigation
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