Sexual assault survivor programs risk losing funding
Sexual assault survivor programs across Colorado are at risk of losing millions of dollars in funding. According to the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the …
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Colorado sexual assault survivor programs at risk of losing millions in funding
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 …
Polis signs privacy protections for health care workers, ‘consent’ in Colorado’s sexual assault law
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 …
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HB22-1288 Passed House Judiciary Unanimously
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 …
Proposed bill would create Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives in Colorado
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 …
“You Have the Right” website debuts to aid sex assault survivors, loved ones
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, …
ICYMI – February
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 …
House unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law
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 …
“Consent” isn’t in Colorado’s sexual assault law. Lawmakers hope to change that.
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 …