National Summit on Youth Homelessness: March 2–3, 2020
The National Network for Youth will hold its seventh 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 include discussions of practices, resources, and strategies that are relevant to participants’ work in addressing youth homelessness. Registration information is available online.
Multidisciplinary Team Response to Child Sex Trafficking: March 9–12, 2020
This no-cost training, offered by the National Criminal Justice Training Center, will improve multidisciplinary team (MDT) responses to child sex trafficking cases and assist those wanting to establish a formal MDT in their community to effectively respond to child sex trafficking. Subject matter experts will work with teams to identify gaps and develop short- and long-term response plans. The training will be held in Providence, RI. Registration information is available online.
This training will also take place May 4–7 in Columbus, OH, August 31–September 3 in Memphis, TN, and November 16–19 in Denver, CO.
Child Homicide Investigations: March 16–17, 2020
The National Criminal Justice Training Center will hold this training in Blanco, TX. It will focus on understanding and building relationships between forensic pathologists, homicide investigators, and prosecutors to successfully investigate and prosecute child homicide cases. The training is designed for prosecutors as well as court system, law enforcement, social work, and victim service professionals. Registration information is available online.
The training will also be held May 18–19 in Aurora, CO, and June 1–2 in Ponderay, ID.
National Conference on Juvenile Justice: March 22–25, 2020
This conference, sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, will offer an educational opportunity for judges, probation officers, detention facility employees, and other stakeholders in the juvenile justice system. The conference will explore gaps in services, new and improved practices, and cutting-edge research. Topics to be covered include alternatives to detention, trauma-informed justice, crossover youth, the domestic sex trafficking of minors, racial and ethnic disparities, school pathways to the justice system, child development, and juvenile and family treatment drug courts. OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp, Deputy Administrator Chyrl Jones, Senior Policy Advisor Cynthia Pappas, and other OJJDP staff will be presenting at the conference. The event will be held in Pittsburgh, PA. Registration information is available online.
36th International Symposium on Child Abuse: March 23–26, 2020
Hosted by the National Children’s Advocacy Center, this symposium will provide expert training and numerous networking opportunities to professionals in the child maltreatment field. The event will offer tracks on a range of topics, including child protective services, forensic interviewing, human trafficking/sexual exploitation, law enforcement, victim advocacy, and prevention. The symposium will be held in Huntsville, AL. Registration information is available online.
Forensic Interviewing of Children: April 20–24, 2020
Presented by the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC), this training is intended for professionals with less than 2 years of experience conducting forensic interviews of children, experienced child abuse professionals seeking to sharpen existing skills, and professionals who want to learn about the current NCAC Child Forensic Interview Structure. The course will be held in Huntsville, AL. Registration information is available online.
The training will also be offered in Huntsville on June 22–26.
Child Abduction Response Team Training: April 21–23, 2020
The National Criminal Justice Training Center will offer this training in Great Falls, MT. The training will discuss how to develop an effective multidisciplinary Child Abduction Response Team (CART) for responding to endangered, missing, or abducted children. Participants will learn about the impact a child abduction has on the family, incident command considerations, search and canvassing operations, CART activation, and resources to improve the response, investigation, search, and canvass activities associated with missing children investigations. Registration information is available online.
Advanced Forensic Interviewing: April 22–24, 2020
Offered by the National Children’s Advocacy Center, this training is designed for experienced child forensic interviewers who would like to build on their interviewing skills. The training reviews best practices and then addresses specific populations that place demands on forensic interviewers to adapt their practice, exploring methods to elicit details required by the multidisciplinary team and assessing the effects of trauma on children. Completion of a recognized forensic interviewing basic training and current forensic interview experience is required. The training will be held in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Registration information is available online.
The training will also be held October 13–15 in Portland, OR.
Conducting Child Abuse Investigations: April 27–May 1, 2020
To be held in San Diego, CA, this no-cost training will offer the latest information on the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases using a multidisciplinary team approach. Attendees will learn about medical evidence, techniques for interviewing child victims/witnesses as well as adult suspects/witnesses, and legal issues and considerations in child physical and sexual abuse cases. The training is offered by the National Criminal Justice Training Center. Registration information is available online.
The training will also be offered July 27–31 in Saint Louis, MO.
Sexual Offenses: Mind and Motivation: May 4–5, 2020
This training, to be held in Chandler, AZ, will offer an introduction into the mindset of those who commit sexually motivated crimes. Attendees will learn about sex offender typologies and patterns of behavior. The training will explore the relationship between paraphilia (e.g., exhibitionism, voyeurism, and fetishism) and criminal acts. Participants will discuss actual case examples to gain insight into offenders’ methods. The training is offered by the National Criminal Justice Training Center. Registration information is available online.
The training will also be held August 3–4 in Appleton, WI, and September 16–17 in Mansfield, MA.
Conducting Unexplained Child Death Investigations: May 11–14, 2020
To be held in Birmingham, AL, this no-cost training will discuss statistics, causes, and risk factors in cases involving child deaths. The training, presented by the National Criminal Justice Training Center, will also focus on legal issues and considerations, child development, the medical response to pediatric emergencies, investigator roles and responsibilities in cooperation with the medical examiner, the initial response to a child death and protection of the death scene to avoid contamination of evidence, and digital evidence. Registration information is available online.
The training will also be held August 24–27 in Phoenix, AZ.
All Rise 20 Conference: May 27–30, 2020
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals annually hosts a conference on addiction, mental health, and justice reform. The conference brings together leaders from all models of treatment courts, the recovery community, law enforcement, veteran service organizations, legislators, and other key stakeholders to learn the latest evidence-based practices for serving individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. The conference offers continuing legal education, continuing judicial education, and continuing education units for most states. Registration information is available online.