South Carolina

The Medical University of South Carolina Department of Pediatrics has a full program for evaluation of children and adolescents for allegations of abuse and neglect. These include both emergent and non-emergent cases, in-patient and outpatient. Intensive Care Unit admissions are available when indicated. Physician, nursing and social work services and patient advocate are available. Psychiatric support is also available when indicated.

Abuse Recovery Center
5 Richland Medical Park Acc I, Area C
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 765-7211
Directors: Allison DeFelice, MD
Anne Abel, MD, FAAP

Our program for medical evaluation of child abuse, both physical and sexual, is staffed by a physician, a social worker, a nurse, a child life specialist and a volunteer part-time counselor. Although we have seen child abuse cases in our training program for several years, the clinic was just organized in September 1990.

Children's Advocacy Center of Spartanburg
100 Washington Place
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 515-9922
Medical Director: Nancy A. Henderson, MD, FAAP
Executive Director: Bill Herrick

This center opened in April, 1996. Medical exams are performed at the center for suspected victims of child sexual abuse. Weekly staffing are an important part of the agency which involve the physician, DSS, law enforcement, GAL, mental health and the solicitors office. Therapy and extended assessments are also available at the center. Abuse education and coordination of services are a major part of this program.

The Greenville Rape Crisis and Child Abuse Center
2905 White Horse Road
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 335-5288
Medical Director: Nancy Henderson, MD, FAAP
Executive Director: Melissa Roberts

The child sexual abuse clinic provides expert medical exams for all non acute sexually abused children. The exams are performed with the help of child-life and are primarily referred from DSS and law enforcement. We hope to provide a separate facility for the evaluation of suspected victims within the next six months.