South Carolina Agencies

ABLE: Able serves individuals with disabilities to empower them toward independent living.  and promoting community inclusion.  

BabyNet: BabyNet is South Carolina’s interagency early intervention system for infants and toddlers under three years of age with developmental delays, or who have conditions associated with developmental delays. 

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina: Their mission is to help individuals with brain injuries and their families and caregivers. They work to educate healthcare providers, coaches, athletes, teachers, law enforcement, legislators, and the military about brain injury and the impact brain injury has on individuals and their families.  

Children's Trust of South Carolina:  The Children's trust provides support and resources with the believe that all children should thrive, live in secure familes, and be surrounded by supportive communities.  

Community Mental Health and Substance Centers:
Columbia Area Mental Health, 803-898-4777
Lexington County Mental Health, 803-359-7206
LRADAC, substance abuse recovery, 803-726-9300

Department of Disabilities and Special Needs:  DDSN is a state agency that plans, develops, coordinates, and funds services for individuals with severe, life-long disabilities, intellectual disabilities and related disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury and similar disability.  This agency provides a vast array of services with early intervention to employment and independent living supports.  The Autism, Head and Spinal Cord Injury , and Intellectual and Related Disabilities are specialized divisions within DDSN.

Department of Special Education, Office of Special Services, Ombudsman , 866 628-0910: Their mission is to help resolve school related problems for students in k-12 public schools.

Easterseals of South Carolina: Easterseals South Carolina's mission is to create and apply solutions that change lives of children and adults with disabilities. They strive to provide leadership and deliver exceptional services that help build communities where all people with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play.  Their programs help people with hearing, speech,or orthopedic impairments, as well as stroke, neurological disorders or developmental disabilities.  

Family Connections: Family Connections brings families together to support each other from shared experiences.  It offers a variety of services to support parents and caregivers on many issues from birth to adulthood.  

Federation of Families: Their mission is to provide leadership in the area of children’s mental health through education, awareness, support, and advocacy for families of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, mental and/or substance use disorders.   

Legal Services: This statewide law firm provides civil legal services to protect the rights and interests of low income  South Carolinians.  

Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities: P&A provides services to protect and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. 

Support Decision Making: This project is a collaboration of a number of South Carolina agencies seeking to help individuals with disabilities retain control over their lives and promote alternative support to guardianship.