VAWnet Event Calendar

Join policymakers, technologists, advocates, researchers, investors, survivors, and lived-experience experts for a global convening on how technology can be designed, deployed, and governed to prevent violence, support survivors, and protect vulnerable communities.

Creating systems of community care within our organizations when government safety nets are dismantled. While many nonprofits have struggled with collaboration, decision-making, and burnout during this extended period of crisis, mutual aid networks have been operating differently—often with fewer resources, no formal hierarchy, and deeper community accountability.

Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation are often overlooked yet pervasive forms of interpersonal violence. This training will equip professionals with the knowledge to recognize the signs of elder abuse, understand its intersections with other forms of violence, and implement practical tools to support elder and vulnerable adult populations effectively. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to respond to these complex cases with sensitivity, collaboration, and trauma-informed approaches.

Creating a culture of wellness isn’t about an app, an FTE, or a new policy — it starts with each of us. This webinar offers simple, powerful strategies to help foster a workplace where rest, boundaries, and well-being are genuinely supported and respected by al

Following an incident of sexual assault or dating violence, young survivors often struggle at school – academically, socially, and behaviorally. Title IX supportive measures, while helpful for immediate relief, may not provide the long-term and intensive support many struggling survivors need at school. This 3-part webinar mini-series for civil attorneys and legal advocates will explore the disability-based services and protections that may be available to survivors in K-12 schools.

Trauma is a widespread, harmful, and costly public health issue—rooted in experiences of violence, abuse, neglect, loss, disaster, war, and more. National statistics show that over 70% of adults have experienced some form of trauma. Many of the most pressing challenges faced by communities today can be traced back to childhood trauma. Once we recognize the deep connection between trauma and long-term health and social outcomes, it becomes clear: communities have a responsibility to take action.