Criminalized Survivors Deserve Support

CAASE’s legal team is excited about our new Criminalized Survivors Project! Our attorneys are now serving incarcerated survivors in two Illinois downstate Women’s prisons.
2024 Year at a Glance

Dive into all the amazing accomplishments from CAASE’s programs in 2024!
4 Policy Issues CAASE Is Monitoring in 2025

CAASE will focus on serving, supporting, and fighting for survivors no matter what. Learn more about what we’re anticipating and monitoring this year at the federal level under a new administration.
Honoring Allies & Supporting Survivors

Our community gathered for Celebrating Allies 2024, uniting to support survivors and honor allies who make our work possible.
Cyber Sexual Abuse

Cyber sexual abuse is constatnly changing. Read the most up-to-date information and the laws that can protect us and keep survivors safe.
What Survivors Need to Know About the New Title IX

What the latest Title IX updates from the Biden administration will mean for survivors in schools.
What Survivors Need to Know to Change Their Name or Gender

Learn more about how the legal name change or gender marker change process works in Illinois.
What Sexual Assault Survivors Should Know About Defamation

Survivors of gender-based violence may worry they will be held liable for defamation if they speak out. Here’s what they need to know about the subject.
I’m a Student-Survivor—How Can My School Help Me?

K-12 student survivors of sexual assault or abuse may struggle academically. Thankfully schools can offer accommodations and support.
Protective Orders for Survivors of Sexual Assault

What They Are and How To Get One Protective orders can help survivors of sexual harm secure distance and safety from a known perpetrator. They are court mandates that restrict or ban contact between named individuals for […]