CCASA and the Sexual Offender Management Board
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 …
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The Forensic Compliance Team and CCASA
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 …
Join the CCASA SART Group!
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 …
Does mandatory reporting of child abuse help or hurt? A Colorado task force is taking a second look.
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 …
CCASA is a Part of the Women’s Lobby of Colorado
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 …
Policy Update: Amendments to the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
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. …
Colorado domestic violence program receives grant
“Not only is CDHS giving financial support to groups, but they’re also providing hands on training to victims who want to help other survivors of …
Bill seeking consent for pelvic exams advances
“Data shows that 90% of medical students around the United States are performing pelvic exams on unconscious patients, with upwards of 75% of those exams …
Colorado aims to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients
“In any other situation this would be sexual assault,” said Medha Gudavalli, a medical student and member of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testifying …
ICYMI – January
In 2019, UNESCO established January 24th as World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture. This year, CCASA honored this day by hosting a panel-style webinar …