2016 Healing Justice Alliance Conference

The Healing Justice Alliance Conference is the annual conference of the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (NNHVIP), Cure Violence replication sites, and other health-based approaches to ending urban violence and supporting survivors. We invite you to join public officials, gang intervention workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, service providers, violence interrupters, administrators, researchers, philanthropists, and community members—all committed to interrupting the cycle of violence and providing healing.

Keynote Speaker: Benjamin Jealous 

Benjamin Jealous served as the youngest-ever national leader of the NAACP, and earned accolades for reviving the organization by Forbes magazine, Time magazine, The Nonprofit Times, and others. In 2013, The Washington Post described him as “one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders.” He is currently a partner at Kapor Capital, Board Chairman of the Southern Elections Fund and one of the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs Visiting Professors at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School.

Conference Agenda

The Healing Justice Alliance conference will take place in three parts:

• August 21: Pre-conference Networking Activities – This social excursion is an opportunity to relax and meet colleagues in a less formal environment.

• August 22-23: Conference – The 2016 conference boasts a wide variety of leaders striving to reduce violence in their communities.

• August 24: Post-conference Workshops – These additional trainings provide an opportunity for more focused learning on specific topics.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) (TM). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This content presented at the 2016 Healing Justice Alliance Annual Conference meets the criteria for 17.0 Hours/Cultural Competency Category 1 CME.

LSW/LCSW/LMFT/LPC

This conference has been approved for 13 continuing education hours through co-sponsorship of Temple University Harrisburg, a PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselor pre-approved provider of continuing education.  These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW/LMFT/LPC biennial license renewal. Certificates of attendance documenting continuing education hours will be issued by Temple University Harrisburg.

Awards and Scholarships 

Willis Young Memorial Award

At the 2016 Conference, we will honor the inaugural recipient of the Willis Young Memorial Award for outstanding work on the frontline of a hospital-based violence intervention program. The honor is given to a person who is committed and passionate in the effort to break the cycle of violence and promotes healing in communities where violent injuries occur. Nominations are currently being accepted.

Young Leader Scholarship

Young people affected by violence are a critical voice that we seek to lift up in our work, to ensure that we are truly building a community of healers that reflects the population we serve. To ensure that young people’s voices are included, the Healing Justice Alliance is offering scholarships for young people affected by violence to travel to, and participate in, this year’s conference in Baltimore, MD.

Sponsors

We would like to thank our sponsors who without their generous support, this conference would not be possible.