Child Homicide Investigations: March 11–12, 2019

This National Criminal Justice Center training will focus on understanding and building relationships between the forensic pathologist, homicide investigator, and prosecutor to successfully investigate and prosecute child homicide cases. Attendees will learn about the unique aspects of investigating a child homicide, including interviewing and interrogation, suspect pool development, and the role and importance of the prosecutor in gaining appropriate convictions. The training will be held in Miami, FL. Registration information is available online.

Conference on Juvenile Justice: March 17–20, 2019

Sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, this conference will explore gaps in services, new and improved practices, and cutting-edge research. Featured topics will include crossover youth, deep-end youth, teen dating violence, solitary confinement, domestic sex trafficking of minors, racial and ethnic disparity, child development, mental health, and juvenile and family drug treatment courts. The conference will take place in Las Vegas, NV. Registration information is available online.

National Summit on Youth Homelessness: March 18–19, 2019

The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) will hold its sixth annual summit in Washington, DC. This event focuses on how government agencies, policymakers, young leaders, service providers, and other experts can collaborate to prevent and respond to youth homelessness. Sessions will provide information about practices, resources, and strategies that are relevant to participants’ daily work in preventing and responding to youth homelessness. NN4Y will facilitate a discussion among federal agencies about their work to address youth homelessness, and will encourage agencies to take targeted and systemic actions to address the problem. Registration information is available online.

35th International Symposium on Child Abuse: March 18–21, 2019

This event will feature more than 160 workshops in 12 topic areas: administration, child protective services, forensic interviewing, human trafficking/sexual exploitation, law enforcement, medical issues, mental health and mental health treatment, prevention, prosecution, secondary traumatic stress, victim advocacy, and youth-serving organizations. Sponsored by the National Children’s Advocacy Center, the symposium will address all aspects of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, exposure to violence, polyvictimization, exploitation, intervention, trafficking, and prevention. The symposium will be held in Huntsville, AL. Registration information is available online.

Psychology of School Threat Assessments: March 20–21, 2019

Sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Training Center, this training offers guidance on implementing a multidisciplinary threat assessment and management plan, identifying normal versus abnormal childhood behavior, determining accurate youth violence risk and protective factors, and diagnosing problems within threat assessment and management protocols. To be held in the New Orleans, LA, area, the training is designed for educators, law enforcement professionals, prosecutors, and tribal partners. Registration information is available online.

Improving Youth Interactions Through Fair and Impartial Justice: April 15, 2019

This 1-day training, to be held in Appleton, WI, will offer information and tools to improve youth interactions with the justice system, including effective interventions to divert low-risk, nonviolent youth from the justice system. Topics to be covered include the historical impact of disproportionality and disparity on youth in the justice system, conscious and unconscious bias, the intersection between youth behavior and adolescent brain development, and the role of procedural justice in strengthening police legitimacy. The training is sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Training Center. Registration information is available online.

Interviewing Vulnerable Victims: April 16–18, 2019

To be held in Huntsville, AL, this training will focus on children who are particularly vulnerable to maltreatment and are challenged in their ability to describe their experiences because of social and emotional problems, developmental delays, or other issues. While a discussion of research and theory will be included, the emphasis will be on interviewing strategies that are evidence informed and culturally sensitive. The training will be offered by the National Children’s Advocacy Center. Registration information is available online.

Advanced Forensic Interviewing: April 23–25, 2019

Sponsored by the National Children’s Advocacy Center, this training is designed for experienced interviewers who are responsible for initial forensic interviews of children and who currently work with a multidisciplinary team. The training will begin with an up-to-date review of best practices and then address specific populations that require forensic interviewers to adapt their practice. The training will explore methods to elicit details required by the multidisciplinary team and to assess the effects of trauma on children. It will take place at Kiawah Island, SC, and will also be offered on October 1–3, 2019, in Santa Fe, NM. Registration information is available online.

Multidisciplinary Team Response to Child Sex Trafficking: April 23–26, 2019

This team-based training, sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Training Center, will help attendees recognize and locate youth who are at risk of victimization, differentiate between responses to traditional child abuse and child sex trafficking cases, and create a plan for a multidisciplinary response to child sex trafficking. The training will be held in New Orleans, LA. The registration deadline is February 26. Registration information is available online. The training will also be held May 6–9, 2019, in Portland, OR; July 22–25, 2019, in St. Louis, MO; and September 23–26, 2019, in Burlington, VT.

Forensic Interviews at Trial: Preparation and Presentation: May 8–9, 2019

Designed for prosecutors and forensic interviewers, this course hones the skills needed to successfully present testimony and strategically counter common defense tactics during child abuse trials. To be held in Huntsville, AL, the training is sponsored by the National Children’s Advocacy Center. Training methods include lecture and audience discussion, review of recorded forensic interviews, experiential skill-building exercises, and participation in mock court. Registration information is available online.