Join NOVA for our 48th Annual Training Event in Denver, Colorado on August 1 – 4, 2022. Meet the NOVA staff and other helping professionals from around the globe at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. This conference will be 4 days of inspiring keynotes, engaging workshops and establishing connections with other passionate professionals in the […]
Professionals working with and serving communities at risk of human trafficking increasingly use public health strategies to establish evidence-informed, data-driven responses to human trafficking. "The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look-Back and a Step Forward," published by Public Health Reports (PHR) and sponsored by the Office on Trafficking in Persons, expands the current […]
Join the Institute for Research on Poverty for this timely webinar. A growing body of research has begun to change understandings of how toxic environments can affect young people, particularly African American boys and young men. This webinar features presenters Noni Gaylord-Harden, Jocelyn Smith Lee, and Alvin Thomas who will address risk and protective factors for youth […]
Judges play a critical role in making reasonable efforts decisions in child welfare cases, yet there is limited research on how they make these decisions or how those decisions relate to case outcomes. This study seeks to fill that gap by examining judges’ reasonable efforts decision-making at the initial hearing of a child welfare case. […]
Our two coordinated in-person courses feature a state-of-the-art opportunity to learn and are combined with intensive mentoring by national and international experts in the field of child maltreatment. Whether you are a child abuse fellow getting oriented to research or a graduate student who wants to better understand where your research fits in this complex […]
This is the first in a series of free, virtual lectures from the Kempe Center featuring esteemed clinicians and researchers who specialize in the field of child maltreatment. These talks will be livestreamed via Zoom and open to the public (no registration necessary). Presenters: Kristine A. Campbell, MD MSc, Associate Professor in the Department of […]
This is another in a series of free, virtual lectures from The Kempe Center featuring esteemed clinicians and researchers who specialize in the field of child maltreatment. These talks will be livestreamed via Zoom and open to the public (no registration necessary). Presenter: Ernestine Cabady Briggs-King, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke […]
Another in The Kempe Center series of free, virtual lectures, featuring esteemed clinicians and researchers who specialize in the field of child maltreatment. These talks will be livestreamed via Zoom and open to the public (no registration necessary). Presenter: Anita Barbee, Ph.D., MSSW, Professor & Distinguished University Scholar, Director of PhD Program, University of Louisville. […]
Another in a series of free, virtual lectures from The Kempe Center, featuring esteemed clinicians and researchers who specialize in the field of child maltreatment. These talks will be livestreamed via Zoom and open to the public (no registration necessary). Presenter: Hank T. Puls, MD, Physician, Children's Mercy Kansas City, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics […]
The final event in a series of free, virtual lectures from The Kempe Center, featuring esteemed clinicians and researchers who specialize in the field of child maltreatment. These talks will be livestreamed via Zoom and open to the public (no registration necessary). Presenter for this day's event: Cinnamon Dixon, D.O., M.P.H., a board-certified pediatric emergency […]
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence will hold its 20th National Conference. The theme of this year's event is Recognizing (Y)Our Resilience as a way to honor and uplift the incredible tenacity and resilience of domestic violence survivors, advocates and allies. After maneuvering a global pandemic and setbacks in policy at the federal level, they […]
The National Adult Protective Services Association and Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services have teamed up to host the 2022 NAPSA Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our conference is attended by over 500 professionals in adult protective services, law enforcement, criminal justice, victim advocacy, and beyond. All workshops will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza. GSA […]
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