CU Boulder Office of Victim Assistance

10/12/2026

❗️Due to technical issues, OVA's after-hours line is down tonight Monday Oct. 12th, 2026.
📱You can still leave OVA messages that we can follow up tomorrow morning Tuesday Oct 13th.
📲If looking to talk to a counselor while we are closed, you can call CU Boulder CAPS's after hours line at 303-492-2277 of visit: https://www.colorado.edu/ova/after-hours
Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

10/12/2026

We are excited to be at the Take Care Street Fair this Friday 10/16/26. Stop by the OVA table, play a game, win a prize and learn more about our services and how to help a friend.

Join us during Family Weekend! Free and open to all Buffs and their families!
🗓️ Friday, October 16 | 1:30-4pm
📍 UMC, Fountain
ℹ️ More info: https://bit.ly/4hT4Snp

10/09/2026

🩶The Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) supports survivors!
💛Free, confidential advocacy and trauma-specific counseling for CU Boulder students and employees.
🖤Image is one of OVA's new stickers, based on the Welcome to Colorado sign designed by OVA staff.

10/08/2026

💜October is Intimate Partner Abuse/Domestic Violence Awareness month.
Learn more about hurtful behaviors, how to help and resources for support.
💜OVA is a free and confidential advocacy and counseling resource for students and employees who have experienced abusive behaviors by a partner. We are also here for support if you are helping a friend or family member experiencing partner abuse.
➡https://www.colorado.edu/health/blog/buffs-support-buffs-dv

10/05/2026

Supporting Student Resiliency series for CU faculty and staff in October is open for registration. The topics are:
-Oct 15th: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
-Oct 22nd: Supporting Survivors (presented by OVA)
-Oct 29th: Supporting Student Mental Health
Here is the Supporting Student Resiliency registration form. This is only for faculty and staff.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=G4vtPQ0HKUaC5MCwGfRgVwVOqXhBUgVHkeJ0wo5NA9FUQlhLOEkxVTZJNjIzVDU3MkxHWERSSVBHUS4u&route=shorturl

10/02/2026

CU OVA is open Monday-Friday, 9a-5p. Nights/ weekends, there are phone counselors available on our main line. We are here to support survivors, no matter when the experience happened. We also know that friends will go to friends first and how you respond matters. Recognize sexual assault, Respond in a compassionate way and Reach out for community and support resources.

09/30/2026

OVA is CU Boulder's confidential and free advocacy and trauma-counseling support resource for students and employees. The trauma-informed clinical advocate counselors at OVA are knowledge about rights and options, can help people navigate various resources, if that is what they want, as well as receive incident specific, trauma-focused counseling around past or current experiences of sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner abuse, hazing, discrimination, harassment, experiences of bias, stalking and more.
CU Boulder Health and Wellness
University of Colorado Boulder

09/29/2026

Thanks Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) for bring various agencies and survivors together for the Survivors' Solitary Rally at the CO state capitol.

09/28/2026

Attn. CU Boulder undergrad students
OVA will be running a trauma coping skills group for survivors/victims of trauma.
Starts Wednesday Oct 14th and runs until fall break.
If you are available Wed. from 1:30-3pm sign up to have a community building space to discuss impact and learn coping skills.
Sign up here: https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hZufbrGkdtF0DI