Colorado Gives Day Spotlight: Moving to End Sexual Assault By Ashley Wallis, Community Outreach Worker, Mental Health Partners After stay-at-home orders were put into place in March, victim advocates noticed a terrifying trend. With one in four women and…
The Canine Classic starts this Saturday – Register Today! MESA will be hosting the 18th annual Canine Classic as a virtual event! Complete your 5K run or walk on your own any time between May 23 – 30. A canine companion…
Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA) Receives Funding to Support Underserved Populations MESA Awarded Extraordinary Victims of Crime Act Grant Boulder, CO – Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA) has received a 1-year grant from the Office for Victims Programs…
Thank you, RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), for offering some strategies for survivors this holiday season: The holiday season is a time of celebration and a chance to reconnect with family and friends, but it can also present…
Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA), a program of Mental Health Partners (MHP) and the rape crisis center for Boulder and Broomfield Counties, experienced a significant surge in call volume to their 24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline during, and after, the…
Thank you to our guest blogger, C. Marshall, for this entry. The Dr Blasey Ford vs Judge Kavanaugh hearing is today. I listen. I try not to listen. I listen harder. I missed most of her hearing since I was…
Thanks to our guest blogger Natalie Ziemba for this entry. Healing takes time. There is no step-by-step prescription for how to recover after a traumatic event such as sexual violence. Everyone has a different experience of trauma, which means everyone…
Part call to action, part show of solidarity, the trending of #MeToo serves as a rallying cry to draw attention to the pervasiveness of sexual violence and sexual harassment. The hashtag not only calls attention to the widespread impact of…
At first glance, it might not look like I’m working very hard in this picture, but, boy is it hard to hang out with these friends without licking them the whole time! Giving kisses is my favorite way of showing…
Thanks to our guest blogger Natalie Ziemba for this entry. Many people process through trauma by letting it out, often through writing, art, or some other creative medium. Many people also experience re-traumatization when reading something that reminds them of…