Changes to the Child Victims Act

April 23 2025 - MCASA in the News
In 2023, Maryland passed the Child Victims Act (House Bill 1/Senate Bill 686) to eliminate the statute of limitations in civil

Maryland Leads the Way in Funding Services for Crime Victims

October 18 2024 - MCASA in the News
Maryland is helping lead the way on the VOCA crisis. Crime victims' services face an uncertain future in Washington state.

Maryland’s new tracking system for sexual assault evidence will help prevent future backlogs

June 21 2024 - MCASA in the News
Years in the making, Maryland has unveiled a new system to track sexual assault evidence kits (SAEKs) 

AI Powered Programs Creating A New Type Of Revenge Pornography

June 18 2024 - MCASA in the News
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is becoming more common in our daily lives, but not every use is positive. A.I.

Maryland sex trafficking case shows typical red flags for exploitation, experts say

June 14 2024 - MCASA in the News
Earlier this month, a Baltimore woman was charged with running a sex-trafficking organization that allegedly recruited women in Hagerstown and

Lifting the Voices of Survivors

May 31 2024 - MCASA in the News
MCASA is grateful to all the courageous survivors who helped advocate for improvements to Maryland's law on consent and

Maryland bans controversial at-home rape kits, plans to ramp up resources for survivors

May 20 2024 - MCASA in the News
Controversial ‘do-it-yourself’ rape kits are now outlawed in Maryland as Governor Wes Moore signed HB1047/SB949

MCASA in the News: Help for Survivors Seen at GMBC 1977-1997

April 17 2024 - MCASA in the News
Cold case sexual assault survivors encouraged to come forward as Baltimore County prioritizes testing rape kit backlog Baltimore County announced

MCASA in the News: New bill would shield names of young sexual assault victims in court records

February 21 2024 - MCASA in the News
News outlets typically do not publish the names of victims of certain crimes, like sexual assault, including child victims. 

MCASA in the News: Facing tight purse strings in Annapolis, advocates push to continue rape crisis funding

January 25 2024 - MCASA in the News
As Maryland's 2024 Legislative Session gets underway, advocates are hoping state lawmakers consider bills that would improve access

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