Sexual assault on college campuses is making headlines across the country. A former student at Cornell University filed a lawsuit earlier this month accusing the school and local law enforcement of mishandling her report alleging she was gang raped in a fraternity house for hours.

Our Community Engagement team connects with our communities that are most impacted by sexual harm. They commit dedicated time and resources to collaborating with survivors. This month, community engagement shares [...]

Don't criminalize domestic violence survivors. Also, postpartum illnesses, polluters, absenteeism, healthcare workers and football.

Our Community Engagement team connects with our communities that are most impacted by sexual harm. They commit dedicated time and resources to collaborating with survivors. This month, community engag...

Survivor advocacy organizations helped draft the Pretrial Fairness Act from a survivor-centered perspective to ensure it accounts for the needs of victims and increases community safety.

Surviving the Mic: Virtually Together is an online gathering space for survivors of sexual harm and those who support them.

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

People who sell sex face increased risk for mental health issues stemming from the trauma that's common in the sex trade. Here's how to address it.

A new school year beginning brings "The Red Zone," when college students are at a higher risk of sexual assault. This back-to-school season is an opportunity to talk to the young people in your life about why this is, supporting healthy behavior, and combating victim blaming.

We center communities most impacted by sexual harm. These efforts focus on committing time, space, and energy to listening to survivors so their experiences and expertise can inform our work and raise public awareness.

Keshia Golden’s attorneys say that in October 2022, while she was eight-plus months pregnant, her then-boyfriend Calvin Sidney hit her, grabbed her hair and slammed her head against a kitchen counter. Golden grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Sidney in the leg. Golden only intended to make him stop, she has always insisted. But she hit the femoral artery. Sidney died at a Chicago hospital. Keshia Golden was charged with first-degree murder and held in jail, where, weeks from giving birth, she was transferred to the medical unit to recover from her injuries. Four years passed. Then, on...

Surviving the Mic: Virtually Together is an online gathering space for survivors of sexual harm and those who support them.

Between COVID-era ARPA funding, federal cuts from the Trump administration and increased need in Chicago and Illinois, survivors of gender-based violence are losing out on shelter beds and legal help.

Between COVID-era ARPA funding, federal cuts from the Trump administration and increased need in Chicago and Illinois, survivors of gender-based violence are losing out on shelter beds and legal help.

Survivors of military sexual trauma have long been barred from suing the government over assaults and the failures that allowed them to happen. A bipartisan bill would give them a path to court.

CAASE is proud to support the survivor model. Learn more about this policy that would protect survivors and help combat sexual exploitation.

Join CAASE for our monthly virtual community forum, Let’s Chat Over Lunch. At each gathering, we’ll discuss current cultural events, media, and news headlines related to sexual harm and/or social [...]

What is NTI? The National Training Institute — or NTI for short — emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to sharing promising practices, current research, ...

Surviving the Mic: Virtually Together is an online gathering space for survivors of sexual harm and those who support them.

Join CAASE for our monthly virtual community forum, Let’s Chat Over Lunch. At each gathering, we’ll discuss current cultural events, media, and news headlines related to sexual harm and/or social [...]

Illinois should come up with a humane transfer plan for the people still at Logan prison.

It’s easy to shake our fists at a monster. It would be more effective to actually help exploited girls.

Sisters Theresa Alethia and Danielle Lussier call themselves the Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty, Truth and Goodness. Their order plans to help victims of abuse.

Surviving the Mic: Virtually Together is an online gathering space for survivors of sexual harm and those who support them.