Students for the Prevention of Violence at UCSF is proud to host this year's conference, which will focus on will focus on the interconnectedness and impact of multiple forms of violence on individual persons and communities. Considering the recent Supreme Court Justice vote and the caustic political environment we live in, we hope that the program will provide a space to promote healing and resiliency.

This program is designed for students in the health professional schools and the graduate division at UCSF. However, everyone interested in the UCSF community is welcome! Other graduate school students in the Bay area interested in the intersection of violence and health are also welcome to join. Attendees will be given the opportunity to interact with specialists from a range of disciplines through small breakout sessions, provider trainings, and panel discussions featuring community professionals and survivors.

We are honored by our keynote speaker Rhodessa Jones--Founder and Director of the award-winning Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women/HIV Circle, which is a performance workshop designed to achieve personal and social transformation with incarcerated women and women living with HIV. Topics to be addressed by our line-up of speakers include intimate partner violence, structural violence, race-based violence, sexual violence, community violence, violence in LGBTQI communities, violence in homeless communities, violence against disabled persons, child abuse, and trauma-informed care.

There shall be food! Breakfast, lunch, and all day refreshments and snacks--even a gift to bring home!

If finances are a barrier or if you have any other questions please email Annie Hoang at annie.hoang@ucsf.edu

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If you are a UCSF student, you can also receive ONE full unit of credit (P/F) for attending the conference! NOTE: the course is incorrectly offered for more than one unit, but please select one unit as that is all that is given.

In order to do so you MUST COMPLETE ALL THREE STEPS:

1. Register for the course Epidemiology 180.08: Violence-Causes, Effects, Solutions; Note Registrar’s deadline is 10/19

2. Register for the event via Eventbrite, which includes a $5 admission fee

3. Attend the entire conference from 8:00am-5:30pm and sign in and out of each session