By Kemi Chavez, CCASA Blogger So, Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually assaulting 10 boys over a period of 15 years. Now what? Do you wonder what’s next for his victims? Do you wonder how…
By Michelle Wolff I sent out a request in rural America via Facebook asking young women under the age of 25 to answer a few questions about sexual assault. The questions were if they knew…
By David Braley It's been two years since I first walked through the doors of the Fort Collins SAVA Center. It was there I started my journey to unravel the mess of being sexually…
By Kemi Chavez Years ago, when I decided it was time to begin having “The Talk” with my eldest daughter, I really wasn't sure how or where to begin. I could of course tell her about the standards…
By Joyce AubreyMy childhood on a small Kansas farm sparked a lifelong appreciation of the simplicity and wonder of nature. From the one-room school where my education began to a Master’s Degree and throughout careers…
By Meghann McCluskey Psychotherapy has long been hailed as “the talking cure,” and even its earliest pioneers understood the healing potential of simply speaking aloud that which has previously been unutterable. This is especially true…
By Michelle Wolff 17th JD SART Coordinator As a woman who has after many years absence, jumped back on the vegetarian wagon and who likes to eat vegan as often as possible and a long…
During my journey as MS U.S. NORTH AMERICA 2012, I have been asked to do many things and make appearances. One of them was being asked to appear on the show "Zappolo's People" which airs…
By Darla Stuart, The Arc of Aurora People with developmental disabilities are often unable to recognize dangers, to protect themselves from those dangers, and to obtain assistance from the criminal justice system when they have…
By Daniel Church Volunteer Coordinator at RAAP in Denver It’s time to talk about it. What is it, you ask? It is Sexual Assault. It is Rape. It is Sexual Violence and talking about it…