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Safe Passage tells council it expanded free therapy and urges stronger community reporting
Summary
Safe Passage presenters told the Colorado Springs City Council on April 13 that the co-located child advocacy center expanded in‑house trauma therapy in 2025, served hundreds of children and caregivers, and continues to operate with a 12–15 child waitlist while seeking funding to hire more clinicians.
Safe Passage Child Advocacy Center representatives updated the Colorado Springs City Council on April 13 about services, growth and funding needs for children and caregivers in the Pikes Peak region.
The presenter said Safe Passage is the only co‑located child‑focused advocacy center in Colorado, bringing law enforcement investigators, forensic interviewers, medical staff and mental‑health providers together under one roof to reduce repeated interviews and to coordinate care for abused children and their families. The presenter described a 2025 service year that included hundreds of forensic interviews, about 36 forensic medical exams performed by UCHealth forensic nurses, and a substantial increase in on‑site mental‑health therapy from two children served in 2024 to 44 in 2025. The presenter said those therapy services are provided free of…
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