ARTICLE: Colorado bill to protect law enforcement whistleblowers clears first hurdle after failing last year March 26, 2025 A reworked bill to protect law enforcement whistleblowers, House Bill 1031, has passed a key committee in Colorado after months of stakeholder engagement. Spearheaded by… READ MORE- DOCUMENTARY: Purplish, The human toll of Colorado’s sexual assault evidence backlog March 7, 2025 Purplish: The human toll of Colorado’s sexual assault evidence backlog, Season 2025 Episode 28 The current wait time for DNA results in Colorado is approximately… READ MORE
- ARTICLE: Sexual assault survivors invited to town hall about CBI’s backlog of DNA rape kits February 24, 2025 'I cannot do this alone': Sexual assault survivors invited to town hall about CBI's backlog of DNA rape kits "It's very frustrating. It's very dehumanizing,"… READ MORE
PRESS RELEASE: Sexual And Domestic Violence Coalitions Host A Day At The Capitol To Advocate For Sustainable Victim Services Funding March 6, 2024 DENVER, CO — The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) and Violence Free Colorado brought over 100 sexual violence, domestic violence, and child abuse victim… READ MORE- PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Celebrates Introduction Of The Crime Victim And Survivor Services Funding Security Act March 5, 2024 DENVER, CO – Colorado Supports Crime Victim Services, a coalition launched by Violence Free Colorado (VFC), Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA), and Colorado Organization… READ MORE
- CCASA’s 40th Anniversary Announcement March 1, 2024 2024 marks CCASA’s 40th anniversary! We have accomplished so much over the past forty years with the help of you: our members, supporters, and partners.… READ MORE
- Maryland’s Child Victims Act takes effect: What to expect in the days ahead November 2, 2023 Maryland The Daily Record (October 1st, 2023) Maryland's Child Victims Act is set to take effect, ushering in significant changes to the state's legal landscape… READ MORE
Amendment floated to allow expanded legal action for child sex abuse survivors in Colorado August 28, 2023 Colorado Newsline (August 3rd, 2023) – Voters would be asked to approve constitutional amendment in 2024 election Colorado legislators are pursuing a new way to… READ MORE
CCASA Disappointed in the Colorado Supreme Court Decision to Strike Lookback Window in Childhood Sexual Abuse Accountability Act June 20, 2023 Denver, Colorado (June 20, 2023) – The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault releases the following statement regarding the Supreme Court ruling in the case Aurora… READ MORE- More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams May 23, 2023 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… READ MORE
- Air Force Academy Superintendent responds to report of increased sexual misconduct within academy March 13, 2023 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… READ MORE
- Does mandatory reporting of child abuse help or hurt? A Colorado task force is taking a second look. March 8, 2023 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… READ MORE
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