Conferences and Events
Moving the Field Forward: A Compendium of Conferences and Events
This compendium compiles industry events and conferences that focus on a health approach to gun violence and firearm suicide prevention, research, and education. Researchers, community organizations, healthcare professionals, and government leaders can use this resource to plan for national opportunities to learn, present, and network.
Upcoming: See a list of upcoming conferences and events in chronological order.
Spreadsheet: View and download a spreadsheet of all annual conferences and events, to personalize for your own needs.
Calendar: View past and current year’s conferences and events in a monthly calendar view.
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Giffords Center for Violence Intervention: Community Violence Intervention Conference
Giffords Center for Violence Intervention’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Conference brings together leading experts, advocates, and practitioners to share insights, struggles, and opportunities in a communal space devoted to advancing the field of CVI.
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) 360 2025
NACCHO360 is the largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States, offering the opportunity to learn, network, and share experiences and best practices across local health departments.
National Academy for State Health Policy Annual Conference 2025
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) convenes hundreds of state leaders from all 50 states and DC, and brings attention to the most timely, cutting-edge issues facing state health policymakers, and highlights innovative solutions shared by the nation’s leading experts.
Safe States Annual Injury & Violence Prevention Conference
The Safe States Annual Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Conference brings together professionals and advocates from state, local, and tribal health, hospitals and healthcare, research and academia, community-based organizations, and the federal government to share best practices and innovative solutions, discuss emerging issues and new research, and hone their competencies in IVP.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference
The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference is the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global Black community. Thought leaders, legislators and concerned citizens engage on economic development, civil and social justice, public health and education issues.
The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) Conference
The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) National Conference convenes a national group of stakeholders from government, healthcare, philanthropy, and frontline violence prevention to share innovative and best practices, lessons from the field, and research on violence intervention, healing equity, and community partnerships to bring this powerful work to scale.
Cities United Annual Convening
Cities United's Annual Convening is the gathering place for those working to affect the lives of those most impacted by gun violence. The conference attracts leaders from across the country, uniting under the goal of making the lives of Black men and boys and their families safe, healthy, and hopeful.
Northwell Health Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2025
Northwell Health’s Gun Violence Prevention Forum convenes healthcare and cross-sector leaders to form alliances, drive strategy, and elevate the national conversation around gun violence as a public health emergency.
Cities United 2024 Convening
Cities United's Annual Convening is the gathering place for all of us working to affect the lives of those most impacted by gun violence.
Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference 2024
The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference is the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global Black community. Thought leaders, legislators and concerned citizens engage on economic development, civil and social justice, public health and education issues.
National Academy for State Health Policy 2024 Annual Conference
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) convenes hundreds of state leaders from all 50 states and DC, and brings attention to the most timely, cutting-edge issues facing state health policymakers, and highlights innovative solutions shared by the nation’s leading experts on topics including: lowering Rx costs, hospital costs, Medicaid, health insurance marketplaces, telehealth, social determinants of health, behavioral health, and more.
International Conference on Violence against Men and Boys 2024
The International Conference on Violence against Men and Boys aims to equip individuals from the private sector, government, healthcare, social services, and criminal justice with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to prevent and respond effectively to various forms of violence experienced by males. Attendees from across sectors explore the structural determinants of numerous types of violence and their related impact on mental and physical health, educational attainment, criminal justice involvement, revictimization, later perpetration, financial stability, and public safety.
Giffords Center for Violence Intervention: 2024 Community Violence Intervention Conference
Giffords Center for Violence Intervention’s Community Violence Intervention Conference attracts more than 800 experts to discuss the lifesaving impact of CVI. The goal of the conference is to bring together leading experts, advocates, and practitioners to share insights, struggles, and opportunities in a communal space devoted to advancing the field of community violence intervention.
Calendar
View past and upcoming conferences and events in a month-by-month calendar below. Dates that are marked in gray have a conference.
Spreadsheet
View an Excel spreadsheet of all annual conferences and events. Download or save to your computer and personalize to your needs, add notes, and sort conferences and events by date, location, abstract due dates, and topic.