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  • REPORT RELEASE WEBINAR School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health

    An upcoming report --from the Board on Children, Youth and Families of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine--examines the effects of active shooter drills and other school security measures on the mental, emotional, and behavioral health of K–12 students and staff. It offers evidence-based best practices to reduce harm while preparing for emergencies, […]

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  • Digital (chat and text) hotline: Exploring the service approach and impact on survivor wellness

    Get ready for back-to-school season with fresh insights to boost your agency’s approach to digital hotline services! As communities sharpen their pencils and gear up for a new academic year, Texas family violence agencies are stepping up their game by expanding hotline support through chat and text, alongside traditional phone services. A dedicated team of […]

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  • National Sexual Assault Conference

    The National Sexual Assault Conference® will be held August 26-28, 2025 in Anaheim, CA. This conference brings together over 2,000 advocates committed to ending sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. This annual event is filled with opportunities to advance learning, develop skills, share information, build relationships, and increase our capacity to assert the dignity of all […]

  • National Training Institute (NCVC)

    The National Center for Victims of Crime will hold the 2025 National Training Institute and the National Crime Victim Bar Association 2025 National Conference from Sept. 3-5, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista. The NTI emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to sharing promising practices, current research, and effective programs and policies that […]

  • 15th Virtual National Town Hall: The Impact of MVIs on Family Survivors of Homicide Victims & Resources to Assist Them

    This National Town Hall honors the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims by presenting information and resources that address the important needs of family survivors of victims killed in mass violence incidents.  The event is provided by the National Mass Violence Center. As a result of participating in this National Town Hall, participants will […]

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  • Second Annual Crime Victims’ Institute Conference

    The Crime Victims' Institute is holding its second annual conference:  Advancing Research, Policy, and Advocacy for Crime Victims and Survivors, October 15 - 17, 2025. The event will be held at the Beto Criminal Justice Center at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. This year's conference will focus on human trafficking, cybercrime victimization, and […]

  • National Conference on Domestic Violence

    The National Domestic Violence Conference will be held Oct 27 - 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. This year’s theme, “Care. Community. Connection.” beautifully encapsulates the shared commitment to creating a space of joy, learning, and rejuvenation for survivors of domestic violence and all those working to end relationship abuse. This conference is designed for: Survivors […]

  • SnapTalk: 2025 National Gun Policy Survey

    Mark your calendars on November 11th at 11am to join The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions for the launch of their new SnapTalk series with the Center’s Co-Director, Cass Crifasi, PhD, MPH. Cass will share insights from the newly released 2025 Johns Hopkins National Survey of Gun Policy and lead a conversation on […]

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  • Gun Violence and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Literature and Where We Stand

    In 2024, the MacArthur Foundation commissioned research to better understand the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and firearms violence. Historically, these two topics have often been separate in areas such as funding, research, prevention, and intervention efforts. While recent attention has focused more on the overlap between firearms and IPV – especially in relation […]

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  • Evaluating a National Victim Hotline: How We Did It and What We Learned

    Join CVR for this informative session for researchers and service providers. Since 2020, the Urban Institute has partnered with the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) to evaluate their VictimConnect Resource Center, beginning with a formative evaluation and now concluding with an implementation and outcome evaluation. VictimConnect provides relevant referrals, information, and emotional support through […]

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  • Webinar, Community Cooperation and Homicide Clearance: New Evidence from Chicago and Implications for Policy

    The nation’s homicide clearance rate has been declining since the 1960s, and though rates are different in different places, in many American cities law enforcement still struggles to solve more than half of all homicides. Further compounding this challenge, communities that bear the most disproportionate burden of firearms violence may see even lower clearance rates. […]

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  • Webinar: IPV, Pregnancy, and Maternal Health

    Homicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy. This session addresses the intertwined epidemics of intimate partner violence and maternal mortality. Centering the experiences of survivors during pregnancy, this session investigates the compounded risks of domestic violence during the perinatal period and how health providers and advocates can support survivors. This webinar is part […]

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