Exploring research and evidence-to-action strategies to address violence against children (VAC) and violence against women (VAW)

Mark your calendars for this two-part webinar series hosted by the Sexual Violence Research Initiative in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Together for Girls and other partners in the Implementation Science Collaborative, including the Universidad de los Andes and the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community. These webinars will provide an overview of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), discuss how VACS can support global research on intersections between Violence Against Children (VAC) and Violence Against Women (VAW), and explore how to use VACS to translate data into action.

The first webinar, Wednesday, May 24, will be in Spanish (with English translation) and focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, while the second one on June 28 will focus on the Africa region. In building awareness of VACS data availability and application, we will demonstrate how VACS can be a resource to answer critical questions around VAC and VAW in global contexts.

These webinars will provide an overview of the VACS, discuss how VACS can support global research on intersections between VAC and VAW, particularly among early-career researchers, and explore how to use VACS to translate data into action.

Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 9:30-11:00 AM EDT
Join the Center for Strategic & International Studies and co-host University Research Co. LLC for a conversation on the impact of the war on Ukraine's healthcare infrastructure. The free webinar will also cover First Lady Zelenska's continued efforts to promote mental health and the role that mental health will play in Ukraine's reconstruction. With keynote remarks provided by Ambassador Oksana Markarova.

Oceania Seating Symposium
The call for abstracts for this event (Nov. 21-23, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia) is open until May 31, 2023.  Submission details are available here.

Evidence and Implementation Summit
The call for abstracts for this event (Oct. 9-11, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia and virtual) is open until June 4, 2023.  Submission details are available here.

Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC) is a multi-stakeholder network addressing a range of health and development priorities through the better use of evidence to inform implementation. The ISC leverages USAID's Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project partnership to advance priorities across diverse thematic areas, such as woman-centered care, mental health and psychosocial support, protecting children from violence, and assistive technologies.

We acknowledge support from the Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development Project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under cooperative agreement AID-OAA-A-17-00002. The project team includes prime recipient, University Research Co., LLC (URC) and sub-recipient organizations. The information provided is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.