Pee Dee News

The South Carolina Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers Executive Director, Tom Knapp, testified before the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children during the committee’s fall hearing in Florence on September 20, 2022. Knapp spoke with the committee about forensic interviews of children during an investigative response to child abuse and the importance of protecting the evidentiary recordings of these interviews from unauthorized release. The Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children is a consortium of appointed citizens, legislators, and agency directors charged with the critical responsibility of identifying and studying key issues facing South Carolina’s children, then promoting sound…

Hartsville, SC – The Elizabeth Pettigrew Durant Children’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Satellite Center has been awarded re-accreditation by National Children’s Alliance following an extensive application and site review process. Accreditation is the highest level of membership with the National Children’s Alliance and denotes excellence in service provision. The 4th Judicial Circuit is a division of the South Carolina judicial system that oversees the counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro, Darlington and Dillon. As the accrediting agency for Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) across the country, National Children’s Alliance awards various levels of accreditation and membership to centers responding to allegations of child abuse…