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DSS Recognizes March as National Social Work Month

Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed March as ‘Social Work Month’ and the Department of Social Services joins the National Association of Social Workers to celebrate this year’s theme of Social Workers are Essential.

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Infant Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act

Officials with AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law, The Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act on Saturday, February 20, 2021.

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SC DSS Honors February Employees of the Month

The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage and Compassion.

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SC DSS Honors January Employees of the Month

The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage and Compassion.

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SCDSS Announces New Beaufort County Director

The Department of Social Services has announced that Tyran Murray has been named the Beaufort County DSS Director as of December 17, 2020. Ms. Murray has been employed with DSS since 2012, first in Pickens County as a Child and Adult Protective Investigator before being promoted to an Investigations Supervisor.

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New Tools Launched to Report Abuse and Neglect Cases in South Carolina

The South Carolina Department of Social Services recently launched two new ways to report suspected cases involving the abuse or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult via the 1-888-CARE-4-US phone number and a new online submission portal on the agency’s website.

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Do you have a complaint regarding services being provided to a child by a state agency? Please submit your complaint by phone (1-800-206-1957) or an electronic submission form here with the South Carolina Department of Children's Advocacy..