Elizabeth Newman, the public policy director at the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said the judicial system has a “significant power disparity.” “There should not …
On July 1st, HB 22-1169 went into effect. The bill, which was signed into law on March 24th, updated the definition of sexual assault to …
By Jenna Harper NACRJ This July, I was privileged to attend the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) in Chicago. It was a …
“Right now we are really developing our policy agenda going forward,” said Brandi Dye, a spokesperson for CCASA. “We’ve been lucky in the past year …
The 2022 Colorado Advocacy in Action conference was a roaring success! The conference, presented by CCASA and Violence Free Colorado, was four days of learning …
On May 20th, 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 183, Crime Victims Services, into law. This bill ensures that Colorado service providers have the …
By Natalie Seils With the 2022 legislative session at a close, we can look back at the last few months with pride at all we …
“Thank you to the legislators, experts, and survivors who supported SB22-183. This funding will allow programs, that sexual assault survivors desperately need, to keep their …
By Gina Lopez During the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony for Senate Bill 150 – Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, it was mentioned that …
By Brie Franklin Colorado, we need to talk about sex. Specifically, how we support survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Because regardless of what he …