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.

NNEDV will host its 9th Annual Economic Justice Summit March 3-5, 2026. As part of our ongoing work to highlight and address the intersection of domestic violence and economic security, this national, three-day Summit will convene together advocates, state domestic violence coalitions, national experts, and allies to discuss and share strategies to improve economic security for domestic violence survivors. The Summit will feature speakers, panel discussions and workshops on a range of topics.

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.

A one-day event designed to provide training and resources for professionals in domestic violence and social work fields. We are continuing to offer a one-day spring symposium and a two-day fall conference. This allows us to deliver the same high-quality content while offering more flexibility for your schedules.

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.