South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program (SCLEAP)

SCLEAP is a partnership between SLED, SCDPS, SCDPPPS, SCDNR and SCAG. The program provides incident stress management services and chaplaincy services to officers and staff of member agencies as well as local law enforcement upon request.

SCLEAP has professional staff providing 24/7 service for all SLED employees and their families with a statewide cadre of volunteer chaplains.  Maintenance of a trained Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and Peer Support Team consisting of state and local police officers, mental health professionals, and chaplains who provided interagency support to other law enforcement agencies across South Carolina upon request. 

The Peer Support Team uses the skills of active/reflective listening, basic crisis intervention techniques, one-on-one support of one law enforcement officer by another officer. This support can often be the first line of defense in helping law enforcement officers return to work. In these one-on-one encounters, a law enforcement officer can confidentially reach out for resources and support. The peer team member can provide any number of resources, including but not limited to: liaison, advocacy, cathartic ventilation, social support, information, stress management suggestions, problem-solving techniques, cognitive, reframing, spiritual support and referral for further assistance.  

SCLEAP has a confidential system of care and referral for employees and their family members to therapeutic resources around the state. SCLEAP also has a system of prompt visitation and care of personnel who are sick and injured and a system of notification, in accordance with agency procedures, when an individual has been seriously injured or died during the course of employment.  They are a liaison between partner agencies, civic and religious leaders of the statewide community, and other support organizations.