FLORENCE — The Durant Children’s Center has launched the Pee Dee Parent Helpline.
It is a free, 24/7 service that provides information, resources, and emotional support to individuals in the Pee Dee area and across the state.
In addition to the telephone line, 843-618-2420, the Pee Dee Parent Helpline offers a text-based chat service for South Carolina residents at 843-305-6755 and online chat service at www.durantchildrencenter.org.
Durant Children’s Center, a multidisciplinary assessment and treatment center, is a program of Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault and serves Marlboro, Florence, Darlington, Marion, Chesterfield, Dillon, Sumter, and Williamsburg counties.
Re-establishing the helpline was made possible with financial support from New Spring Church, Rotary Club of Florence, and the Eastern Carolina Community Foundation-Blackwell Ervin Family Fund. For information on child abuse and how to refer a child or adolescent for services, call the Durant Center at 843-664-HELP or 843-664-4357.
Pee Dee Coalition is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the reduction of sexual assault, family violence, and child abuse and to the needs of its victims.
If you or someone you know is in need of emergency shelter, call the 24-hour crisis line at 843-669-4600 or toll-free at 1-800-273-1820. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
To learn more about Pee Dee Coalition, visit www.peedeecoalition.org. The Durant Children’s Center is a program of Pee Dee Coalition, a member of the United Way.
For information, contact Program Coordinator Michelle Smith at 843-664-4357 or msmith@durantchildren.org.