Colorado Anti-Violence Program Since 1986 the Colorado Anti-Violence Program has been dedicated to eliminating violence within and against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities in Colorado, and providing the highest quality services to survivors. CAVP provides direct client services including crisis intervention, information, and referrals for LGBT victims of violence 24 hours a day. The CAVP also provides technical assistance, training, and education for community organizations, law enforcement, and mainstream service providers on violence issues affecting the LGBT community. The most common types of violence we work with are hate crimes and partner abuse. We also have cases that involve random violence, sexual assault, and HIV-motivated violence.
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What's New
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Annual Report on Anti-LGBT Hate Violence Released |
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Thursday, 18 May 2006 |
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Report Shows Continued Increase in Hate Motivated Violence
Denver - Today, the Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP), in conjunction with the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), released its annual report on violence against lesbians, gay men, bisexual people and transgender individuals. Colorado is just one of fourteen programs across the country who contributed data to the 78-page report, released annually by NCAVP. The report examines data compiled from almost 2,000 hate-motivated incidents in thirteen cities, states, and regions across the country including Chicago, Ohio, Colorado, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York City, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Vermont.
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