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Yesterday Governor Nikki Haley has announced the extension of the Executive Order authorizing the work of the Domestic Violence Task Force.

#SCSaysNoMore from the beautiful beaches in the low-country and grand strand, to the famous giant peach in Gaffney. 

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Lady Gaga's new music video is generating serious buzz on an issue that one in five college women will face this year: sexual assault.

The video opens with a warning that it can get graphic and we’re giving you the same one before you hit “Play.” Gaga with the crew behind The Hunting Ground, a documentary about college rape, don’t shy away from the reality of sexual assault on campus.

If you need someone to talk to contact any of sexual assault organizations including, Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands PeopleAgainstRape,Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons, Foothills Alliance Julie Valentine Center, Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault - CAC Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault Hope Haven of the Lowcountry Pickens County Advocacy Center Beyond Abuse Rape Crisis Center Horry & Georgetown SC Safe Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition, Family Resource Center and Casa/Family Systems

OR visit our member organization page:http://www.sccadvasa.org/about/member-programs/

Newest study concludes women far more likely to be victimized in domestic settings than in any other location. 

South Carolina again ranked first in the nation for women murdered by men, with a rate of 2.32 per 100,000, according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) report When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2013Homicide Data.

This is the 18th year in a row that South  Carolina has ranked in the top 10 states for the rate of women murdered by men and the fourth year in which our state has been identified as having the highest lethality rate by this count. The rate of 2.32 per 100,000 is over twice the national average of 1.09 per 100,000.

This year’s report compiles and utilizes 2013 data, the most recent year for which data is available. The study covers homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender, and uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Report.

The U.S. Department of Justice has found that women are far more likely to be the victims of violent crimes committed by intimate partners than men, especially when a weapon is involved. Moreover, women are much more likely to be victimized at home than in any other location.

This year has seen South Carolina’s Legislature pass reforms in domestic violence laws that aim to increase accountability for offenders, provides for state law prohibitions on the possession of firearms by those who have been convicted of domestic violence and requires prevention education for students in our schools. In addition, the statewide Domestic Violence Task Force convened by Governor Nikki R. Haley recently issued a report containing 50 recommendations for needed changes in the systemic and community response to intimate partner violence.

To view the full report, please visit http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2015.pdf.

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Our hearts go out to all those affected by last night's terrible crime.

"This tragedy that we are addressing right now is indescribable. No one in this community will ever forget this night." -Charleston Chief of Police Mullen