The Conference Experience

A full day of healing, education & action.

For survivors, practitioners, faith leaders, and advocates. April 17, 2027 in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

Day at a glance

8:30 AM
Registration & Resource Fair
Exhibitor tables, healing library, community networking.
9:30 AM
Opening Worship & Welcome
Keynote invocation and welcome from summit leadership.
10:00 AM
Theological Keynote
Invited
Rev. Traci Blackmon — Faith, Silence & the Sacred Obligation to Protect.
11:00 AM
Medical Keynote
Invited
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris — ACEs, Trauma & the Body.
12:00 PM
Luncheon & Sponsor Recognition
Networking luncheon with featured sponsor acknowledgments.
1:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
Tracks for clergy, clinicians, educators, parents, and lived-experience advocates.
3:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Invited
Moderated by Terace Garnier — Pathways to Policy, Healing & Justice.
4:45 PM
Closing & Community Covenant
Commitments, resource distribution, and collective call to action.

Schedule is preliminary and subject to refinement as the program is finalized.

Who Attends

Pediatricians, primary care physicians, nurses & mental health practitioners.

Pastors, ministers, deacons & faith community leaders across all denominations.

Psychologists, licensed therapists, social workers & trauma counselors.

School counselors, social workers, child protection advocates & policy professionals.

Women with lived experience of childhood abuse — the heart and purpose of this summit.

Attorneys, legislators, nonprofit leaders & governmental agency representatives.