VAWnet Event Calendar

The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) invites you to participate in the upcoming 23rd Hawai‘i International Summit on Preventing, Assessing & Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan. Our theme this year is Collective Healing and Resilience: Culture, Connection, and Care. In many ways, these priorities and values are even more important today as our families, communities, and societies face tremendous challenges. The Hawaiʻi Summit is a multidisciplinary gathering of professionals working together to address the major issues in fields dealing with violence, abuse, and trauma.

NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2026 will convene community leaders, policy experts, researchers, tenant advocates, affordable housing practitioners, and members of Congress for thought and action partnership on ending the housing crisis impacting lowest-income and most marginalized renters in America.

Register now for the for the 2026 National Conference on Juvenile Justice taking place March 15 – 18, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. The conference will feature amazing presentations on current and cutting edge topics that will inspire you, broaden your knowledge, and provoke discussions about issues facing the juvenile and family court system.

Join thousands of professionals, including law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, health care providers, judges, faith leaders, educators, researchers, and others for a powerful 3-day conference dedicated to advancing innovative response strategies for sexual assault and domestic violence. Through cutting-edge workshops, inspiring keynotes, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, we'll explore bold solutions, elevate survivor-centered practices, and work together to drive real, lasting change.

NOVA  is the first-ever national summit designed to align, fortify, and position the Black repro ecosystem for collective strategy, leadership, and long-term action. More than a conference, NOVA is a center of gravity for our movement. It brings together organizations, organizers, birth workers, policy leaders, communicators, healers, and cultural workers under one shared commitment: building the collective power needed to protect our communities and shape the future of reproductive justice.

Get ready to bring your passion for advocacy to NOVA52 in 2026! NOVA’s 52nd Annual Training Event is your chance to learn, connect, and recharge alongside advocates from across the country.