About the Conference
The 2025 Futures Without Violence Conference on Health brings together health professionals, advocates, survivors, researchers, and policy makers to share cutting-edge research, and to highlight practice and systems improvements to address domestic and sexual violence. Topics include violence prevention, health equity, and community resilience, among other areas.
Our last conference, held virtually in 2021, featured more than 350 speakers from around the globe.
The Conference on Health is planned by the FUTURES National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence with a multidisciplinary Steering Committee of leaders from across health fields and the anti-violence movement.
The Conference on Health is the only multidisciplinary conference that explicitly addresses the intersections of health, violence, public health, and prevention.
Participants will not only learn about new approaches to addressing violence, but will have ample opportunities to connect with experts across the field.
The Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award
Now accepting award nominations!
The 8th biennial Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award will recognize an outstanding new investigator with 2-10 years of experience working in the field of gender-based violence. Futures Without Violence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), RALIANCE, and a committee of experts will select one outstanding individual to receive the Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award for 2025. The recipient will receive passage to the 2025 Futures Without Violence Conference on Health in San Francisco, CA, which includes airfare, hotel, waived Conference registration (September 9-11, 2025) and a small stipend. Additionally, they will be guaranteed a presentation slot during the conference.
Dr. Linda Saltzman worked as the Senior Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Violence Prevention where she initiated numerous studies highlighting the public surveillance and health outcomes of domestic and sexual violence. Through her groundbreaking work, she laid the foundation for uniform definitions of intimate partner violence, data collection and community partnerships among researchers and advocates.
See additional information and submission instructions on the application.
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, February 21st, 2025.
Dr. Linda Saltzman
Conference Schedule
The conference will include a mix of plenary and break-out sessions, celebration, and networking opportunities.
Tuesday, Sept. 9 – Sessions 1:00 pm-5:00 pm; Evening celebration 5:30pm
Wednesday, Sept. 10 – Sessions 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Thursday, Sept. 11 – Sessions 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline January 13th, 2025
Conference registration opens February 2025
Hotel registration opens February 2025
Language Justice and Accessibility
We are committed to hosting inclusive and accessible events that allow attendees to participate fully. If there are any accessibility accommodations you would like to recommend please email conference@futureswithoutviolence.org. All individual access needs will be collected at registration.
Cultivating inclusive communication through Language Justice
Language Justice (LJ) prioritizes the lived experiences of all people, beyond the dominant culture and language. In our commitment to hosting a more inclusive and accessible convening, we will offer simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, English and American Sign Language (ASL). As we strive to grow new audiences and foster ongoing dialogue, having multilingual spaces allows us to learn from each other. During registration please indicate your interpretation and access needs.
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