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.
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.
Navigating Self-Care and Boundaries Around the Holidays

The end of the year can be overwhelming. For survivors, there can be even more stress while navigating people or places associated with trauma. Healthy boundaries and self-care can make this season more bearable!
Looking Back at #MeToo Seven Years Later

This month marks seven years since the Me Too Movement first went viral. We reflect back on this chapter of the anti-sexual harm movement, the progress that has been made since then, and look ahead to the future.
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.
Celebrating Disability Pride and Fighting Sexual Harm

Celebrate Disability Pride Month by centering survivors with disabilities and learning more about what we can do to lessen sexual harm in this community.
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.
Celebrating 10 Years of Leadership

In a Q&A this January, CAASE Executive Director Kaethe Morris Hoffer reflects on the last 10 years in her role as executive director.
The Pretrial Process for Survivors Under the Pretrial Fairness Act

The Pretrial Fairness Act improves the new pretrial process for survivors in Illinois.