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10/12/2026

And just like that, the 2026 SAVA Soiree is sold out!

We can't wait to see everyone on October 24th at the Embassy Suites in Loveland for the biggest, brightest night of the year as we gather to celebrate and support survivors and their loved ones in Northern Colorado.

10/08/2026

You’re at a party. Someone seems uncomfortable, and something about the situation doesn’t feel right. You don’t have to know exactly what’s happening to take a safe step that could change what happens next.

Remember the 3 Ds:

Distract: Create a distraction to interrupt the violence or diffuse the situation.
“Oh my gosh, hey! I haven't seen you in forever, how are you?” can give someone a way out.

Direct: Talk directly to the victim or the perpetrator and tell them why their behavior is not okay.
You might check in with the person: “Are you okay? Do you want to leave with me?”

Delegate: Refer to an authority figure. Enlist others so you don't have to step in alone.
Ask a friend, upperclassman, bartender, or security staff member to help.

Make sure that you are able to remain safe while intervening and follow up with the victim or the perpetrator afterward. It is better to intervene later than not at all.

Stepping in can be as simple as noticing, checking in, and staying with someone while they decide what they need. If you or someone you know needs support, SAVA Center’s 24/7 crisis hotline is available by calling (970) 472-4200 or toll-free at (877) 352-7273.

Want to help build a community where more people know how to respond and prevent sexual violence? Learn about volunteering, support SAVA's programs, or donate to furthering this work at savacenter.org.

1.) Basile, K.C., Smith, S.G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada, S., & Leemis, R.W. (2022). The national intimate partner and sexual violence survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nisvs/documentation/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pd

10/08/2026

Our CEO, Alison Jones-Lockwood, joined 9NEWS (KUSA) today. Check out the full story here and help share SAVA's resources available to survivors and their loved ones in Northern Colorado.

The Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Center can help guide survivors through filing practices or simply get them to other resources they need.

10/01/2026

Only a few seats are left before the 2026 SAVA Soirée is completely sold out! Don't wait, or you’ll miss out on joining us for the brightest night of the year, supporting Northern Colorado survivors and their loved ones.

Purchase your tickets here: https://bolder.bid/app/public/bidapp/sava26

10/01/2026

DV and SV often overlap. For many survivors, the harm does not fit neatly into one category, and neither should the support they receive.

We’re grateful for our community partners in Larimer and Weld counties who stand alongside survivors DV and help connect them with care, safety and options.

This month and every month, survivors deserve to be heard, believed and supported.

09/30/2026

Survivors are listening.

When a high-profile case makes the news, the conversation rarely stays only in the news. It follows us into group chats, classrooms, workplaces and dinner tables. Survivors in those spaces hear what we say about someone who came forward. They notice whether we question the survivor’s choices, make excuses for the accused or whether we believe the survivor.

Someone is learning whether it’s safe to come to you by listening to how you talk about someone else.

So what can you do moving forward? Listen without asking for details. Believe someone who tells you they’ve been harmed. Ask what support would be helpful, and let them decide what happens next.

If someone close to you seems affected by the news, a simple “How are you doing with all of this?” can open a door without asking them to disclose anything. And support is always available through SAVA by calling our 24/7 hotline at (970) 472-4200.

To turn your support into action here in Northern Colorado, get involved with SAVA. Volunteer your time, share our work, or make a gift that helps survivors access the support they deserve.

09/29/2026

They aren’t monsters. They’re committing monstrous acts.

Calling someone a monster can make it easier to imagine they’re nothing like the people we know. But someone can be a friend, a classmate, a teammate or a person everyone trusts and still choose to cause harm. Knowing them does not excuse what they do. It gives us a reason to hold them accountable.

Prevention starts long before an assault. It starts when we challenge a joke about consent, push back on victim blaming, or tell a friend that the way they’re talking about someone isn’t okay.

You may never be in the room when an assault is happening. You will be in the group chat. At the table. In the locker room. In the meeting.

What you say in those moments helps shape what your community accepts.
A note about our language here: Sometimes we alter words or use symbols in social posts so conversations about sexual violence have a better chance of reaching you.

That is not how we speak in classrooms or teach prevention, and it does not reflect the seriousness of the subject. We want to be direct. We also want these conversations to be seen.

SAVA is here to help start these conversations. You can be a part of the change by engaging with and sharing these posts when they reach you. You never know who might need to see one today.

If you or someone you know needs support, SAVA’s crisis hotline is available 24/7 by calling (970) 472-4200

09/29/2026

It'd be easy to think of recent headlines as a horrifying exception, but it isn't just at Cornell, and it isn't just seven perpetrators. It’s a culture problem everywhere.

A former Cornell student has come forward with allegations of sexual assault involving seven students. It’s tempting to call this a monstrous outlier. To tell ourselves, “My friends would never. My school wouldn’t. My son/brother/boyfriend couldn’t.”

But silence doesn’t belong to one campus. It takes hold wherever people dismiss disclosures, protect reputations, or leave survivors to face the aftermath alone.

This is a culture problem. And every community has a part in changing it.

If you or someone you knows needs support, SAVA’s crisis hotline is available 24/7 by calling (970) 472-4200.

09/25/2026

Learn more about the 2026 SAVA Soirée's Presenting Sponsor, Bentley Mission Critical, and the President and CEO, Kyle Bentley.

Join us on October 24th at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Loveland, CO for an evening to support survivors in Northern Colorado.

Tickets are on sale now: https://bolder.bid/app/public/bidapp/sava26