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25 3.2.1 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention DSS contracts with entities to provide Abstinence until Marriage teen pregnancy prevention programs and services within the State. The programs provide an abstinence first, age appropriate comprehensive approach to health and sexuality education with a goal of preventing adolescent pregnancy throughout South Carolina.

3.2.2 Statutory Rape Prevention Program DSS believes that as part of the educational efforts it will provide in programs designed to promote responsible fatherhood, encourage marriage, and build character and higher self- esteem, statutory rape prevention issues will be discussed and training will be provided. TANF workers are required to report cases of suspected abuse or neglect to the Child Welfare Division/Human Services.

DSS partners with the SC Center for Fathers and Families, a faith-based organization, whose mission is to develop and support a statewide infrastructure deeply invested in repairing and nurturing relationships between fathers and families. The Center for Fathers and Families works with six local fatherhood programs in 11 locations to deliver quality, father-friendly services throughout South Carolina. The program addresses ways to overcome obstacles to becoming an engaged and responsible father by focusing on a wide range of topics such as improving employment status, family relationships, effective communication, job readiness, child support and the legal system, financial management, parenting and co-parenting, healthy relationships, men's health and education.

DSS partners with the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy which provides programs/trainings engages adult males and also addresses the problem of statutory rape. Programs provided by the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy include information regarding legal definitions and consequences of statutory rape and the SC law regarding the age of consent. Training is designed to reach state and local law enforcement officials, community educators which include teachers, coaches, nurses and other health professionals such as those providing counseling services.

DSS through its Domestic Violence and Batterers Intervention Programs provides assistance for victims, their dependents, and perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence. The goals of the Domestic Violence Programs are to prevent and/or reduce the incidence of domestic violence and ensure accessible emergency shelter and related assistance to those in need of services for the intervention and prevention of Intimate Partner Violence as well as for treatment for perpetrators. Domestic Violence Programs work with multiple government and non-government agencies to address the serious problem of domestic violence in our state and to reduce domestic violence in South Carolina. DSS partners with other state agencies such as South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA), Department of Public Safety and the Department of Health and Environmental Control in an effort to develop and sustain the best methods in domestic violence prevention.