AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – South Carolina is ranked among the worst states in the country for domestic violence, and advocates say children often face the lasting effects of domestic abuse even if they are never hit.
Erin Milam, executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County, said her goal is to raise awareness for those experiencing domestic violence and remind people that children who witness that violence carry emotional and psychological scars for life.
Milam said she carries those scars herself…