National speaker to offer tools for better understanding Native American traumas October 5, 2021 After participating in Elena Giacci’s training about historical trauma with the 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Durango, District Attorney Christian Champagne worked with Mercy… READ MORE- Indigenous Communities Struggle With Missing Persons Investigations As They Face Challenges With Support, Resources September 24, 2021 “What is justice? And who do I call for help? And where will this go if I do?” said Gina Lopez, a member of the… READ MORE
Sex assault reports could rise in Denver as COVID restrictions lift July 20, 2021 The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault just relaunched its “You Have the Right Campaign” to help provide victims and their families with local resources and… READ MORE
The sexual violence rate in Colorado is higher than the national average July 20, 2021 "Survivors often take a long time to report [sexual violence], because they are in trauma and crisis," Brie Franklin said. "They are going through their… READ MORE
Child Sex Assault Survivors Gather To Celebrate 2 New Laws In Colorado July 14, 2021 The Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act, a landmark new law in Colorado, gives survivors of child sexual assault a chance for justice, even if the… READ MORE- How will Bill Cosby’s release impact the #MeToo Movement? July 7, 2021 Members of CCASA's Survivor Task Force and Executive Director, Brie Franklin, talk about the impact of the Cosby case. “To have that dismissed on a… READ MORE
- Grassroots Colorado Group Seeks To Prevent Violence Against Indigenous People June 17, 2021 Indigenous people in the United States are victims of high rates of violence. The Centers for Disease Control estimates about half of Native women are raped or… READ MORE
- Colorado lawmakers approve effort to give past child sex assault victims a chance to sue their abusers, institutions June 8, 2021 Senate Bill 88 would give survivors of abuse after 1960 for whom the civil statute of limitations has expired the ability to file lawsuits during… READ MORE
- Colorado will lift time limits in 2022 for victims to sue child sex abusers April 19, 2021 Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, one of the bill’s sponsors, said when lawmakers killed the bill last year as the pandemic took hold, it was devastating.… READ MORE
- Opinion: Sexual assault survivors in rural Colorado need quality abortion services close to home March 16, 2021 Pending state legislation is a step toward equity for survivors who deserve the same access, respect and dignity as any other patient. "Survivors who live… READ MORE
- New bill would end statute of limitations for sexual assault in Colorado March 3, 2021 “What we know about statutes of limitations is that they only serve to the benefit of the perpetrator, and they prevent survivors from actually accessing… READ MORE
- After infighting, Colorado lawmakers revive effort to give child sex assault survivors unlimited time to sue abusers February 25, 2021 “There was always an appetite to try to address the decades-old, well-documented history of child sexual abuse and institutional cover up in Colorado,” said Raana… READ MORE
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