Hosted by the Sexual Violence Justice Institute at the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Rural Sexual Violence Response National Conference brings together sexual violence responders from across the country to build stronger multidisciplinary teams and create effective team processes. This conference will benefit team coordinators, team members, and state/territorial level positions that coordinate or support local teams responding to sexual violence. We strongly encourage the attendance of 2-3 members per team. Please contact us at svji@mncasa.org for registration information.

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While the conference is free, participants must cover their own expenses for meals, lodging, travel, and incidental costs. If you are an Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grantee, please connect with your OVW grant specialists.

Before the conference, all registered participants approved will receive invitations to a live virtual pre-session on July 9 from 12:30 pm CT to 3:30 pm CT. Th pre-session will cover fundamental SART information and delve into the specifics of the upcoming conference.

An update on your registration status will be provided as soon as possible. Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have received confirmation of registration. You are not registered until you receive confirmation directly from SVJI at MNCASA staff. 

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GK-04024-RURA awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.