South Carolina Department Of Children'S Advocacy

The S.C. Dept. of Children's Advocacy administers the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program which provides best-interest advocacy for abused and neglected children in Family Court through court-appointed special advocates (CASAs/GALs); the S.C. Continuum of Care which provides High Fidelity Wraparound intensive care coordination for eligible children and youth with serious emotional and behavioral challenges; the Foster Care Review Division which supports foster care review boards in reviewing and advocating permanency for children who are in foster care; an Investigations Unit which receives, refers, monitors and/or investigates complaints regarding services for children by nine child-serving state agencies; a Critical Incident Unit which receives and responds to critical incident notifications; and a Legal Extern Program to partner with law school students who are exploring careers in child advocacy.