Upcoming Conference: National DV Fatality Review Initiative

The National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative is presenting Global Possibilities, scheduled May 19 –21, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Phoenix, AZ. The conference features some of the leading national experts in the field of domestic violence and fatality review. More information here: flyer and agenda.

The conference fee is waived for OVW grantees. There are a limited number of lodging scholarships available for OVW grantees traveling more than 50 miles one way. For more information, please contact Holly Hulen at Holly.Hulen@nau.edu or 928-523-3591.

Here is a look at the variety of opportunities given at the conference:

Keynotes

• Fatality Review: Global Possibilities, Dr. Neil Websdale
• Fatality Review: The State of the Art, Matthew Dale
• Global Intimate Partner Homicide: Risk for Women Worldwide, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell
• Law Enforcement Challenges and Changes in the Response to Violence Against Women Worldwide, Mark Wynn
• Working with Surviving Children, Dr. Marilyn Armour

Panel Sessions

• Difficult Junctures/Thorny Issues
• Working with Surviving Family Members
• Child Survivors
• Fatality Reviews and Safety Assessments

Mock Review Sessions

• Male Perpetrated Familicide
• A Battered Woman's Suicide
• Male Perpetrated Homicide/Suicide
• Near Death
• Female Perpetrated Intimate Partner Homicide