2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
Colorado’s 2023 Legislative Session wrapped on May 8th and as the dust settles, we are looking back to count some significant successes in preventing sexual …
Colorado’s 2023 Legislative Session wrapped on May 8th and as the dust settles, we are looking back to count some significant successes in preventing sexual …
At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice. Montana’s governor signed a bill in April, Missouri has legislation that needs the governor’s signature to become …
By Elizabeth Newman The Sexual Misconduct Advisory Committee (SMAC) was created through CCASA’s legislative efforts to address and prevent sexual misconduct on college campuses. The …
Read moreCCASA’s Role on the Sexual Misconduct Advisory Committee
By Jordan Rhodes CCASA attends the Sexual Offender Management Board (SOMB) Victim Advocacy Committee monthly meeting, a committee under the Sex Offender Management Board. The …
By Brie Franklin CCASA co-founded, and continues to co-chair, the statewide Forensic Compliance Team (FCT) in partnership with the Division of Criminal Justice, Office for …
CCASA coordinates monthly SART Group meetings for those in Colorado who are centering the voices of survivors and addressing sexual violence within their community through …
One in five female students told an anonymous Department of Defense survey that they experienced unwanted sexual contact and at AFA, an estimated 380 male …
Advocates for survivors of violence also objected. Elizabeth Newman, public policy director for the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, told legislators at the March hearing …
By Brandi Dye CCASA is a member of the Women’s Lobby of Colorado (WLOC).The goal of the WLOC is to serve as the voice of …
By Gina Lopez My takeaway from the Colorado Judiciary Hearing for SB23-054 left me thinking about the violence impacts to our Indigenous communities and families. …
Read morePolicy Update: Amendments to the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives