South Carolina H 5350: Children’s Advocacy Center Day

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2025-2026 Bill 5350 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5350

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE THAT ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
OF CHILDREN IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026, 
AS "CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, more than 380,000 children are served by Children's Advocacy 
Centers nationwide each year; and

Whereas, in 2025, Children's Advocacy Centers throughout South 
Carolina served 14,184 child victims of abuse, providing victim advocacy and 
support services to them and their families. This represents a 71% increase in 
children served per year by Children's Advocacy Centers in South Carolina since 
2016; and

Whereas, although sexual abuse was the most common form of child 
maltreatment reported by children served at South Carolina Children's Advocacy 
Centers in 2025, victims also suffer year after year from physical abuse, 
neglect, drug endangerment, commercial sexual exploitation, and psychological 
maltreatment; and

Whereas, Children's Advocacy Centers seek to model, promote, and 
deliver excellence in child abuse response and prevention through direct 
service, education, collaboration, and leadership; and

Whereas, it is entirely appropriate for the South Carolina General 
Assembly to pause in its deliberations to underline the growing problem of 
child abuse and the serious impact its continued existence has on the citizens 
of South Carolina and on the nation as a whole, and it is, moreover, fitting to 
recognize the important work done to combat the significant problem of child 
maltreatment. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this 
resolution, recognize that abuse and neglect of children is a significant 
problem and declare Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as "Children's Advocacy Center 
Day" in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 
Thomas Knapp, president & CEO, of the South Carolina Network of Children's 
Advocacy Centers.

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