CCASA’s 40th Anniversary Announcement
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. …
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Maryland’s Child Victims Act takes effect: What to expect in the days ahead
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 …
Amendment floated to allow expanded legal action for child sex abuse survivors in Colorado
Colorado Newsline (August 3rd, 2023) – Voters would be asked to approve constitutional amendment in 2024 election Colorado legislators are pursuing a new way to …
CCASA Disappointed in the Colorado Supreme Court Decision to Strike Lookback Window in Childhood Sexual Abuse Accountability Act
Denver, Colorado (June 20, 2023) – The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault releases the following statement regarding the Supreme Court ruling in the case Aurora …
More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
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 …
Air Force Academy Superintendent responds to report of increased sexual misconduct within academy
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 …
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 …
Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Feb. 16, 2023
Sixteen anti-sexual violence organizations statewide will receive funding to support their programming and the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault will provide no-cost trainings and technical …
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 …