Almost Sold Out - Last Week To Register!

2026 International Family Justice Center Conference

November 3–5, 2026 | University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Last chance to register! Join us November 3–5 in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, for the 26th Annual International Family Justice Center Conference: The Best Is Yet To Come!

We’re nearing a sellout, and registration closes in just one week. If you’ve been thinking about attending, now is the time to reserve your spot!

This is more than a conference. It’s an opportunity to connect with a passionate community of professionals, leaders, and survivor advocates who share a commitment to creating safer futures for survivors and their children.

What makes this conference unlike any other?

• A community that understands your mission. Connect with Family Justice Center leaders, multidisciplinary professionals, and survivor advocates from across the country and around the world who understand the challenges you face and the impact of this work.
• Ideas you can put into action. Discover practical strategies, innovative approaches, and lessons learned from organizations working every day to strengthen coordinated, survivor-centered services.
• Connections that last beyond the conference. Build relationships, exchange ideas, and learn from peers who can become trusted collaborators long after you return home.
• Inspiration to keep moving forward. Leave feeling reenergized, encouraged, and equipped to continue building stronger systems of support for survivors and their families.

For 26 years, this gathering has brought together the people and ideas helping shape the future of Family Justice Centers. There is something powerful about being in a room full of people who share your vision, understand your work, and believe that THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

Looking for last minute hotel accommodations? Check out the following nearby properties:

Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront

AC Hotel St. Petersburg Downtown

Hyatt Place St. Petersburg Downtown

Hampton Inn & Suites St. Petersburg Downtown

Who Should Attend?

• Family Justice Center Executive Directors
• Medical Directors
• Operations Directors
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Directors
• Hospital Emergency Department & Chief Nursing Leaders

• Children's Advocacy Center Directors
• Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Program Directors
• Public Health Directors
• District Attorneys & Special Victims Unit Leaders
• Healthcare Foundation & Government Grant Leaders

Medical Forensic Units & Services Within Family Justice Centers

Pre-Conference | Monday, November 2 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

How can Family Justice Centers bring medical care, forensic services, and survivor support together?

Join four experienced Family Justice Center leaders as they share real-world models, lessons learned, and practical strategies for building sustainable healthcare partnerships.

Together, we’ll explore ways to:

• Expand trauma-informed medical and forensic services.
• Reduce barriers to exams, evidence collection, and follow-up care.
• Strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration while centering survivor choice and consent.
• Develop a survivor-centered healthcare model that fits your community’s needs and resources.
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Whether you’re exploring these services for the first time or expanding an existing program, you’ll leave with practical ideas to help guide your next steps.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in developing or strengthening medical and forensic services for survivors is welcome. This includes FJC leaders and staff, advocates, healthcare professionals, SANE program leaders, Children’s Advocacy Center partners, public health professionals, prosecutors, law enforcement, and funding partners.

Join Us!

Already registered for the conference? Contact Jess Kimsey to add this session to your existing registration.

Attending only the medical pre-conference? A separate registration option is available. Contact Jess for registration assistance.

Pre-Conference Fee: $25

AFFILIATE ACCESS

Affiliated Family Justice Center Directors receive a 50% discount on individual conference registration. Affiliated Family Justice Centers receive a 10% discount for up to 4 attendees. Please contact Meagan Lyman for applicable discount codes.

CONFERENCE ROOM BLOCK

The Alliance room block at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront located at 333 1st Street SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 is sold out. Please refer to our event website for alternative lodging recommendations.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

Help survivors find safety, hope and healing.

$35: helps maintain and expand DomesticShelters.org, ensuring survivors across the country can find shelter, safety planning tools, and resources when they need them most.

$75: supports the development of training materials that equip professionals nationwide to better identify, respond to, and prevent abuse.

$150: helps fund the national infrastructure of the Family Justice Center model, expanding access to coordinated survivor services in communities across the country.

$500: helps bring Camp HOPE America's evidence-based program to more communities, giving children who have experienced trauma the tools to heal and thrive.

Or give any amount that feels right. Every dollar strengthens the national movement to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.

Every single or recurring gift helps build communities of safety, hope, and healing. 

Alliance for HOPE International is one of the leading social change and advocacy organizations in the U.S. and internationally, creating innovative, collaborative, and hope-centered solutions to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and human trafficking. Click below to learn more about each of our programs.