Save the Date: Indianapolis, September 13–15, 2027
The next HAVI Conference is coming to Indianapolis! Join us September 13–15, 2027, at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown to learn, share, and celebrate innovations and successes in community violence intervention and prevention.
The conference will bring together leaders with lived experience, violence intervention practitioners, researchers, clinicians, and partners from across the field for connection and shared learning.
In the coming months, we’ll share details about workshops, registration, pre-conference offerings, and awards. Subscribe below for the latest conference updates.
About HAVI Conferences & Convenings
The HAVI hosts a biennial conference convening violence intervention professionals, hospital and healthcare partners, community organizations, survivor leaders, researchers, advocates, and funders for reflective and forward-looking gatherings that strengthen the field. These spaces are built to sustain connection, lift up leadership, share emerging practices, and deepen collective understanding of what it means to prevent violence and promote healing.
Highlights from the 2025 HAVI Conference
The 2025 HAVI Conference—Honor the Past, Empower the Future—marked a moment of reflection, alignment, and forward momentum for the field.
By the Numbers
Kansas City • October 7–9, 2025
670 attendees
338 organizations represented
51 HAVI member programs
165 cities across 35 states
52% frontline workers
55% first-time attendees
These numbers reflect the reach and diversity of the HAVI Network working together to reduce violence and promote healing.
“The roots of this movement run deep. In this current moment we’re reminded of our capacity to endure and find strength in what we’ve always known, which is that we need each other.”