Upcoming Events List – May 2025

Learn more and register for all the events happening both virtually and across the nation.

June 10 – Learn more and register for a webinar on Engaging Youth Authentically in the Policy Process. In partnership with youth and adults from five Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grantee organizations, Child Trends conducted a qualitative study to better understand authentic youth engagement in the policy process. Join the webinar to learn about their research findings, including

• Recent policy wins from each organization
• Resources to help organizations and youth-serving system leaders engage youth authentically
• Insights on what helps and hinders authentic youth engagement
• Outcomes associated with authentic youth engagement

June 11 – Learn more and register for The Power of Codesign in Research, presented by Nurture Connection. Join the conversation to learn about the power of codesign, and how parent partnership supports practice transformation in early childhood ecosystems.

June 28 – July 2 – Learn more and register for the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention 65th Annual Meeting, this annual event will be held in Denver Colorado. The theme of the meeting is “Researching New Heights in Birth Defects Research: Fundamentals to Cutting-Edge Research” and will cover basic, epidemiologic, and clinical research and the application of new technologies to the understanding and prevention of birth defects, and postnatal/functional effects.

July 8 – 10 – Learn more and register for the 2025 Training Institutes: Building a World Where Young People Thrive. Join a national gathering of experts and leaders working at the federal, state, and local levels to transform public systems, programs, and services for children, youth, young adults, and their families. The conference will take place at the Gaylor National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

July 9 – 13 – Learn more and register for the Postpartum Support International Conference 2025. The PSI Annual PSI Conference provides an opportunity to meet, learn together and share ideas with others involved in the field of Perinatal Mental Health.  The 2025 Conference is scheduled July 9-13, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Pre-conference training will be held July 9-10, 2025.

September 8 – 10 – Learn more and register for the NASHP Annual Conference 2025. The 38^th Annual NASHP Conference will bring together state leaders from all 50 states and Washington DC to discuss the most timely, cutting-edge issues facing state health policymakers and highlight innovative solutions shared by the nation’s leading experts. Topics include Medicaid, public health, health care costs, coverage and access, behavioral health, workforce, maternal and child health, primary care, caregiving, aging, and more. The conference is scheduled for September 8-10, 2025, in San Diego, California.