Sex trafficking happens far too often across this country, and here in Connecticut. Yesterday’s release, coming just three days into Human Trafficking Awareness Month, of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell’s crimes...
Press Releases
Sexual Violence Language Wielded as a Discrimination Against the LGBTQ+ Community
Hartford, CT (December 12, 2022) — The Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence is deeply concerned about a dangerous tactic individuals, organizations, and media are using to motivate anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation, policies, and violence in the United States:...
Temporary Decrease in Federal Funding Puts Victims of Crime at Serious Risk
Hartford, CT (December 16, 2021) – A letter signed by seven victim service organizations to Governor Lamont urged his support for victims of crime by offsetting a temporary but significant loss of funding to crime victims in Connecticut. The federal Victims of Crime...
New Title IX Rules Harm Student Survivors While Protecting Predators
East Hartford, CT (August 3, 2023) – After a prolonged and controversial review process, the final Title IX rules which are intended to protect students from discrimination based on a person's sex or gender were published to the federal register by the U.S. Department...
Respected Sexual Assault Advocate to Lead Statewide Organization
East Hartford, CT (May 7, 2020) - The Board of Directors of Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence announced today the election of Beth Hamilton as the organization’s next Executive Director. A 10-year veteran of The Alliance, Beth is currently Deputy Director....
School Disctricts Begin Implementing Sexual Assault and Abuse Prevention Lessons
Hartford, CT (November 16, 2016) — Across the state, school districts have begun implementing programs to educate students about sexual assault and abuse prevention strategies.They are doing so with the use of new guidelines developed as a collaboration between the...
State Secures Federal Grant to Test and Analyze Kits
CONNSACS Celebrates $1.4M DOJ Grant Award to the State of Connecticut to Help Address Its Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Backlog Hartford – Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services (CONNSACS) celebrated the news today that the State of Connecticut was...