If you have a fever, cough or shortness of breath, please contact your healthcare provider. Please also see South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's (DHEC) website for a listing of Telehealth Virtual Care providers in South Carolina.
For general questions about COVID-19, the DHEC Care Line is here to help. Call 1-855-472-3432. Staff are answering calls 8 a.m.-6 p.m. every day.
Please click the below link for important precautionary and testing information regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19):
http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency for the state of South Carolina due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). View Governor McMaster's Executive Order No. 2020-08 [PDF].
(SCGOV) At 4 pm today, Governor Henry McMaster announced the closing of all schools in the state of South Carolina starting Monday, March 16, 2020. Schools will remain closed through the end of the month.
Census Day is April 1, 2020!
The South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy (DCA) Director and State Child Advocate Amanda F. Whittle speaks to the media Thursday, July 11, 2019 between 10-10:20 a.m. in the Edgar Brown Building located at 1205 Pendleton Street, Room 415. Whittle shares her vision for the agency and answers questions, following her recent appointment by Governor Henry McMaster as State Child Advocate and the July 1 agency launch.
The South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy (DCA) launches today, Monday, July 1, 2019. Beginning today, the public is able to submit a complaint related to services being provided to a child by a state agency. Submit complaints by calling the toll-free line (1-800-206-1957) between 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. or electronically 24/7 by visiting childadvocate.sc.gov and clicking Submit Complaint.
The South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy (DCA) launches Monday, July 1, 2019.
The Department of Children's Advocacy was established by Act 160 of the South Carolina General Assembly. The DCA is an independent state agency charged with ensuring that children across South Carolina receive adequate protection and care from services or programs offered by state agencies related to the welfare of children. The agency is led by Director and State Child Advocate Amanda F. Whittle, who was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster.
Amanda F. Whittle leads the newly established Department of Children’s Advocacy (DCA) as the State Child Advocate (SCA) and agency Director. She was appointed by Governor Henry D. McMaster on June 3, 2019. As the agency launched July 1, 2019, Director Whittle's charge as the leader of the DCA to ensure that children across South Carolina receive adequate protection and care from services or programs provided by state agencies related to the welfare of children began.