13 Reasons Why is a challenging show to watch. While it vividly illustrates difficult topics such as suicide and sexual assault, which serves to bring hard topics into discussion, it also risks triggering survivors of… 
By Bethany Feret, The Blue Bench Volunteer Coordinator & CCASA Blogger The other week, I was scrolling through my facebook feed (as you do when you cannot concentrate) and came across a link titled "The Strangest… 
By Zach Rawlings, CCASA Guest Blogger Last week, Pope Francis was praised for making history by addressing a mixed session of Congress and confronting them on controversial issues like climate change, poverty, and the Syrian… 
The struggle of a woman who sought retribution after a man blinded her with acid. By Samantha Wickramasinghe, CCASA Blogger Imagine how you would feel if someone threw acid on your face because you did… 
By Samantha Wickramasinghe, CCASA Guest Blogger The government of India has turned its back to survivors of sexual violence by banning a documentary that investigates the culture of rape. Made by the British filmmaker Leslee Udwin,… 
By Kristy Garry, CCASA Guest Blogger With the Fifty Shades of Grey series becoming so popular I have heard quite a lot of talk about BDSM (Bondage, Domination, Sadism, Masochism). I actually just started… 
By Meghann McCluskey, CCASA Blogger Nursing a cold this weekend, I cuddled on the couch and watched Netflix with abandon. When I came across Compliance – a 2012 film by Craig Zobel – my… 
By Alexa Priddy, CCASA Blogger I’ll admit, when I first saw the headline “24 Most Sexually Violent Cities in America,” my interest was piqued. What cities are these? What do they mean “sexually violent”? I… 
Sexual assault occurs in epidemic proportions among the population of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD): 83% of women with developmental disabilities will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes, and of that group, for… 
You Have Options Comes from Oregon to Brighton, Colorado By Michelle Wolff, CCASA Blogger There is a lot of buzz about the You Have Options (YHO) program, developed by Detective Carrie Hull with the Ashland…