UNITY Midyear Conference: January 2–5, 2018
This conference, to be hosted by United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), will take place in Tempe, AZ. More than 400 attendees are expected for the annual gathering that promotes a program focused on youth leadership development, training for youth leader advisors, networking, and cultural exchange. Conference sessions include social development, mental development, physical/spiritual development, advocacy training, and tracks on culture, wellness, education, and social advocacy. Registration information is available online.
Child Abduction Response Team Training: January 9–12, 2018
The OJJDP-sponsored National Criminal Justice Training Center will hold this event in Niceville, FL. Participants will learn to create a multidisciplinary approach to responding to a missing or abducted child incident, identify key stakeholders that are necessary to a child abduction response team’s overall ability to successfully recover a missing or abducted child, and identify disciplines within team composition that are critical to the team’s implementation and long-term success. This event will also take place in Everett, WA, on March 26–29, 2018. Registration information is available online.
Restorative Justice/Restorative Practices Webinar: January 17, 2018
This webinar will be hosted by the National Criminal Justice Training Center. Participants will learn about restorative justice and practice pathways for their community, and will learn to apply different models and their uses in schools, justice systems, and communities. This webinar is the third part of a series. Registration information is available online.
Global Youth Justice Training: Establish, Enhance and Learn: January 23–25, 2018
Global Youth Justice will host this training in Las Vegas, NV. During this 3-day training institute, participants will learn strategies to establish, enhance, and expand local volunteer-driven juvenile justice and youth justice diversion programs. Topics include training youth and adult volunteers; providing quality community services, programs, and referrals; conducting mock family intake meetings; grant writing; funding opportunities; and more. Registration information is available online.
National Mentoring Summit: January 24–26, 2018
Convened by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, and cosponsored by OJJDP, this annual summit to be held in Washington, DC, will bring together practitioners, researchers, corporate partners, government and civic leaders, national youth-serving organizations, and MENTOR’s network of affiliates to explore and advance mentoring’s positive impact on individuals and communities. The theme for this year’s summit is “Building Relationships, Advancing the Movement.” Registration information is available online.
Child Homicide Investigations: January 28–29, 2018
The National Criminal Justice Training Center will host this training in San Diego, CA. The event focuses on understanding and building relationships between the forensic pathologist, homicide investigator, and prosecutor to successfully investigate and prosecute child homicide cases. Participants will learn autopsy protocols, forensic essentials, and the criticality of determining the cause and manner of death. This event will also take place on March 13–14, 2018, in Miami, FL. Registration information is available online.
San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment: January 28–February 2, 2018
This conference, sponsored by The Chadwick Center, is designed to develop and enhance professional skills and knowledge in the prevention, recognition, assessment, and treatment of all forms of maltreatment, including those related to family violence, and to enhance investigative and legal skills. Indepth issues include support for families, prevention, leadership, and policymaking. Registration information is available online.
Forensic Interviewing of Children Training: February 5–9, 2018
The National Children's Advocacy Center will host this 5-day training in Huntsville, AL. The training includes audience discussion, a child interview practicum, a review of recorded forensic interviews, experiential skill-building exercises, and participation in a mock court simulation. To facilitate continued skill development, each participant will receive a training manual, a recorded copy of his or her interview practicum, and access to additional online training materials. Registration information is available online.
Developing a Community Response for High-Risk Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: February 7–8, 2018
This workshop, to be held in Raleigh, NC, is sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Training Center. Participants will learn how to quantify the problem of sex trafficking locally; how to define the high-risk victim and the correlation and commonalities between the chronic runaway, repeat victims of sexual abuse, and the child victimized through sex trafficking; and learn effective interview techniques when working with these victims. Registration information is available online.
National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking: February 12–14, 2018
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges will sponsor this workshop in Asheville, NC. The workshop uses hypothetical case scenarios, small group discussions, interactive exercises, and “mini” lectures to provide new and experienced judges with tools and information to develop or enhance their ability to identify and work with children who have been victimized or at risk of being victimized by sex trafficking. Registration information is available online.
Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health: March 4–7, 2018
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network will host this conference in Tampa, FL. Topics include a vision for moving health care in the United States toward a prevention-based society, race disparities and health outcomes equity, emotional support in the lives of marginalized young people, and addressing the impact of a changing health care environment through behavioral health research and policy. Registration information is available online.
National Conference on Bullying: March 7–9, 2018
Hosted by the School Safety Advocacy Council in Reno, NV, this conference focuses on protecting children using proven best practices and innovative localized programs and efforts. In addition to the keynote presenters, attendees will have access to more than 30 breakout sessions that address victimization and bullying of youth today. Registration information is available online.
National Conference on Juvenile Justice: March 18–21, 2018
This conference, to be held in San Diego, CA, is sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Topics include alternatives to detention, trauma-informed justice, cross-over youth, deep-end youth, teen dating violence, ending solitary confinement, domestic sex trafficking of minors, anti-shackling alternatives, racial and ethnic disparity, school pathways to the justice system, brain science, and unaccompanied minors in immigration. Registration information is available online.
Interrogation Techniques for Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Investigations: March 19–21, 2018
The National Criminal Justice Training Center will host this event in Phoenix, AZ. During this training, participants will discuss an organized approach to interview and interrogation strategies that are developed through research and preparation. Modules will identify the role that cultural issues bring to the interview and interrogation room, legal considerations that the investigator must account for during the interview and interrogation, the dynamics of the interview process, and how to detect deception. Registration information is available online.
34th International Symposium on Child Abuse: March 19–22, 2018
The National Children’s Advocacy Center is sponsoring this symposium in Huntsville, AL. This event provides expert training and networking opportunities to professionals in the child maltreatment field and addresses many aspects of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, exposure to violence, polyvictimization, exploitation, intervention, trafficking, and prevention. Registration information is available online.
Advanced Cold Case Long-Term Missing Investigations: March 27–28, 2018
The National Criminal Justice Training Center is hosting this training in Pasco, WA. This 2-day course is designed to improve investigative techniques and efforts on long-term missing and cold case investigations. Topics include what is known about long-term missing and cold case investigations, dynamics of conducting investigations, investigative techniques, best practices, and case studies. Registration information is available online.