Krystal Rich, MSW is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Children’s Alliance (CCA), the statewide membership organization of Connecticut’s ten accredited Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) and seventeen Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs). CCA also serves as the umbrella agency for Prevent Child Abuse Connecticut (PCACT), a program developed in collaboration with the Office of Early Childhood to support the growth and sustainability of primary prevention programming and education. In this role, Krystal leads statewide efforts to coordinate trauma-informed responses to child abuse, support prevention infrastructure, and advocate for policies that strengthen systems for children and families.

Krystal is the co-founder of the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce (RHTRT), launched in 2021 with the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office, and continues to lead efforts to transform Connecticut’s multidisciplinary response to child and adult trafficking through a coordinated pilot model focused on identification, recovery, and long-term support. She serves as tri-chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children (GTFJAC), which oversees the functioning and evaluation of MDTs and CACs statewide, and tri-chair of the Human Anti-Trafficking Response Team (HART) under the Department of Children and Families and of the Trafficking in Persons Council (TIP). She is also a member of the State Advisory Council (SAC) to the Department of Children and Families, and numerous other committees and subcommittees dedicated to improving Connecticut’s systems of care for victims of crime.

Outside of her work at CCA, Krystal is an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, where she teaches foundational and policy practice courses. She is also an alumna of the program, having earned her master’s in social work with a concentration in Policy Practice. Throughout her roles in advocacy, systems change, and education, Krystal remains committed to working collaboratively with stakeholders to enhance the response to child abuse while advancing efforts to prevent harm before it occurs.