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GIFFORDS Center for Violence Intervention will host the 2025 Community Violence Intervention Conference in Los Angeles on June 16 & 17, 2025.

The call for proposals to present at the 2025 CVI Conference is now open! Proposals are due February 7, 2025.

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About the Conference

The Community Violence Intervention Conference is the largest convening exclusively dedicated to CVI in the country, attracting more than 900 experts—both national and international—to discuss the impact of this lifesaving work. The goal of the conference is to bring together leading experts, advocates, and practitioners to share insights, struggles, and opportunities in a communal space devoted to advancing the field of community violence intervention. 

At Giffords Center for Violence Intervention, we uplift the transformative work of community organizations and the strategies that break cycles of violence. The 2025 CVI Conference will be an invaluable opportunity for people committed to saving lives from community violence to come together, share best practices, and advocate for change.

Background

Community violence is a daily tragedy in neighborhoods across the country, and it’s disproportionately experienced by communities of color. Yet all too often, community violence—and some of its most successful solutions—fails to make the headlines or play a role in national debates about public safety. 

Every person should be able to live, work, and play free from the threat of gun violence, and elevating CVI strategies is a key way to make that a reality. The 2025 Community Violence Intervention Conference provides a dedicated, collaborative environment to help the people building safer communities come together and exchange ideas.

Participants

Collaboration is a key part of the CVI movement. Every community is unique and available resources vary from city to city, making it crucial for those invested in violence intervention to have a dedicated time and place to share experiences and best practices.

With this in mind, we’ve designed the 2025 Community Violence Intervention Conference to appeal to a range of stakeholders and disciplines. The conference will feature more than 850 subject-matter experts from across the country and approximately 100 from abroad. Through a range of activities—including trainings, workshops, panel discussions, and more—we aim to provide a collaborative and informative environment for all.

Stakeholders include:

  • Survivors of Violence
  • Intervention/Prevention Practitioners
  • Researchers
  • Policy Experts
  • Advocates
  • Frontline Workers

Disciplines include:

  • Criminal Justice
  • Social Work
  • Public Policy
  • Law Enforcement
  • Nonprofits
  • Philanthropy

Present at the Conference

We are now accepting applications to present at the 2025 Community Violence Intervention Conference on June 16 and 17 in Los Angeles. The deadline to submit is February 7, 2025. 

Schedule & Program

The CVI Conference will be located in downtown Los Angeles, California, and will span two days: Monday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

We are currently working with the community and our speakers to finalize our program. Featured events will include trainings, breakout sessions, workshops, panel discussions, healing exercises, opportunities to network, and more with leading experts in the CVI field. Attendees can expect the events to run all day on both Monday and Tuesday.

For those who are looking for an agenda preview for the purpose of gaining approval to attend the conference, please use see the below schedule overview of last year’s conference.

Day One

  • 7:30 am | Registration Opens
  • 9:00 am | Opening Speakers
  • 10:00 am | Meet the Author
  • 10:40 am | Session 1 Breakouts
  • 12:00 pm | Working Lunch
  • 1:10 pm | Session 2 Breakouts
  • 2:30 pm | Keynote Address
  • 3:00 pm | Afternoon Plenary 
  • 4:00 pm | Closing Speaker

Day Two

  • 9:00 am | Opening Speakers
  • 9:15 am | Morning Plenary
  • 10:00 am | Ally Spotlight
  • 10:40 am | Session 3 Breakouts
  • 12:00 pm | Networking Lunch
  • 1:10 pm | Session 4 Breakouts
  • 2:30 pm | Afternoon Plenary
  • 3:30 pm | Lifesaving Service Award
  • 4:00 pm | Closing Speaker

Registration

Tickets for the 2025 CVI Conference will be available in March. Attendees who have registered will receive entrance to the conference and lunch on both days.

All attendees are responsible for covering their own costs associated with travel, lodging, per diem, and other incurred expenses as a result of participating in this event.

Press 

If you are interested in covering the 2025 Community Violence Intervention Conference as a member of the press, please email media@giffords.org to RSVP.

QUESTIONS?

Our team is here to help. Email us at cvi-conference@@giffords.org with any questions about the Community Violence Intervention Conference.

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STAY CONNECTED

Interventions are most effective when they are supported by strong community networks. Sign up for Giffords Center for Violence Intervention’s newsletter to learn more about what’s happening in the field, relevant legislation, and funding opportunities.