Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of South Carolina in FY22.
ACEs prevention funding - South Carolina
ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.
*ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.
Total ACEs prevention funding in South Carolina
- South Carolina Department of Education: $25,000
Examples of how South Carolina is working to prevent ACEs
Surveillance activities
The South Carolina Department of Education is adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Study to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for South Carolina public high school students.
Other Support for ACEs in South Carolina
Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.
In South Carolina, some of those other initiatives include:
Overdose prevention funding - South Carolina
There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.2
Total overdose prevention funding in South Carolina
- South Carolina State Award: $3,825,371
- Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
- The Courage Center Evidence-Building Award: $199,476.97
*average award amount
Examples of how South Carolina is working to prevent overdose
Emergency medical services data integration
South Carolina saw a significant increase in usage of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Overdose Map after the integration of emergency medical services data into the system. Technical assistance webinars offered to partners throughout the state focused on initiating response efforts and increasing use of the system. The Map enables discharge of resources to critical areas and allows for the initiation of real time local response efforts. One hundred and thirty-one agencies, from 44 of the state's 46 counties, are registered to use the system.
Suicide prevention funding - South Carolina
- 802
- 15.2
Total suicide prevention funding in South Carolina
- Warrior Surf Foundation: $34,603
South Carolina's suicide prevention priorities
South Carolina is preventing suicide with CDC Injury Center funding by:A
- Creating protective environments
- Teaching coping and problem-solving skills
- Identifying and supporting people at risk
- Strengthening access and delivery of suicide care
- This snapshot reflects suicide prevention priorities and activities under Year 1 funding of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CSP) Program. This information is subject to change. For additional information, please see CSP: Program Profiles.
- Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, Niolon PH, Simon TR, Guinn AS, Mercy JA. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2011-2020. MMWR.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths