Theme
Safety, Alignment, & Accountability
Comprehensive and effective domestic violence response requires coordinated systems that center survivor safety, autonomy, and accountability. This year’s conference will focus on how alignment across legal, service, and treatment systems can reduce harm, strengthen safety, and support meaningful change for survivors, families, and communities.

The conference will explore how domestic violence law, service systems, and intervention approaches intersect—and how misalignment across systems can unintentionally increase risk, burden, and trauma for survivors and children. Participants will examine practical strategies for navigating these systems in ways that support safety, accountability, and survivor choice.

This conference will bring together professionals working across Utah’s domestic violence response systems, including direct service providers, program leadership, clinicians, domestic violence offender service providers, child welfare professionals, and justice system partners to explore trauma-informed, survivor-centered approaches to coordinated response.

Attendees will gain insights into:

• How legal and service systems shape survivor safety, autonomy, and accountability outcomes

• How system fragmentation can increase harm, and how alignment can reduce risk

• Practical strategies for navigating custody, protective orders, criminal processes, housing, child welfare, and treatment systems in DV cases

• How shared language and expectations across systems improve outcomes for survivors and families

Purpose
Our DV Solutions Conference is dedicated to exploring effective strategies for interrupting intergenerational domestic violence through trauma-informed advocacy and intervention. We meticulously curate our keynotes and sessions by integrating survey results, evaluation findings, emerging trends, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

In response to participant feedback, we have restructured our conference to better meet the needs of the field. This year, we are introducing a one-day symposium in March, focused on required CEU credits such as ethics and suicide prevention, along with in-depth discussions and collaborative efforts. This will be followed by a two-day conference in September, designed to address critical topics while fostering broader engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Our conference addresses essential and interconnected topics within a social justice framework, aiming to tackle interpersonal violence comprehensively. Each year, our focus extends to serving the entire family unit, including children, survivors, individuals impacted by violence, and those who use violence. We prioritize amplifying the voices of those affected by violence and offer solution-focused strategies and interventions that promote healing, resilience, trust, safety, and transparency. Through these efforts, we aim to foster healthy relationships, homes, and communities.

What to Expect?
This conference is designed to provide a focused and collaborative learning experience for professionals working in domestic violence response. Through expert-led discussions, we will explore critical topics at the intersection of safety, ethics, and prevention, ensuring that advocacy remains survivor-centered and trauma-informed.

Attendees can expect:

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Engage with experts from various fields, including mental health, legal advocacy, social work, and policy development, to explore integrated approaches to risk assessment and safety planning.

• CEU-Eligible Training – Fulfill required continuing education credits with sessions tailored to the unique challenges of working in domestic violence response. (Ethics and Suicide Prevention credits and sessions are available only during the March Symposium) 

• Trauma-Informed Strategies – Learn how to apply SAMHSA’s trauma-informed principles in real-world scenarios, emphasizing healing, resilience, and trust-building with those impacted by violence.

• Practical Policy Guidance – Gain insights into compliance with state and federal policies, including DHHS requirements and best practices for documentation, reporting, and ethical decision-making.

• Engaging Discussions – Participate in interactive sessions that encourage problem-solving, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration across disciplines.

Please have a look at the 'Schedule tab' for more details on the day's topics.

CEUs?
Social work CEUs are available for both March & September, providing an excellent opportunity for professional development and continuing education. 

Cost:
TBD

We look forward to your presence at the Domestic Violence Solutions Conference as we work together to build trust, safety, and healthy relationships within our communities. 

NOTE: ASL Interpretation will be available for all conference sessions. During registration, please use the designated section to request any accessibility services you may need.

This conference will be a virtual event held on Zoom.