Colorado sexual assault survivor programs at risk of losing millions in funding April 6, 2022 Senate Bill 22-183 would permit the state department of human services to enter into an agreement with a federally recognized domestic violence or sexual assault… READ MORE
Polis signs privacy protections for health care workers, ‘consent’ in Colorado’s sexual assault law March 28, 2022 House Bill 1169, beginning in July, will change Colorado’s legal definition of sexual assault from sexual intrusion when “the actor causes submission of the victim… READ MORE
‘American Diagnosis’: A Fuller Moon Rising — Revised ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Offers Hope March 21, 2022 ‘Rezilience,’ Season 4 of the ‘American Diagnosis’ podcast, traces the resilience of Indigenous peoples in the US taking action to protect the health and well-being… READ MORE
HB22-1288 Passed House Judiciary Unanimously March 18, 2022 By Natalie Seils, policy and communications intern This week, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that could go far in protecting sex… READ MORE
Proposed bill would create Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives in Colorado March 8, 2022 As a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Colorado, Gina Lopez with the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) helps a community she's familiar with. "I believe… READ MORE
“You Have the Right” website debuts to aid sex assault survivors, loved ones March 2, 2022 The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault has debuted a new website called “You Have the Right,” which provides survivors and others with resources to identify,… READ MORE
ICYMI – February March 1, 2022 As always, CCASA has a presence at the State Capitol. As the 2022 Legislative Session gathered steam this month, CCASA’s Policy Director, Elizabeth Newman, along… READ MORE
House unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law February 22, 2022 Both bill sponsors said they hope the change would clarify the law to help jurors make decisions in sexual assault cases and to help victims… READ MORE
“Consent” isn’t in Colorado’s sexual assault law. Lawmakers hope to change that. February 15, 2022 While all the witnesses, including survivors and survivor advocates, at the committee praised the proposed language as a necessary modernization, some wanted to go further… READ MORE
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