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Events
Northeast Child Abuse Conference
Founded in 2009 originally as The Bivona Child Advocacy Center Child Abuse Summit, The Northeast Child Abuse Conference has grown to be a leading national multidisciplinary training conference in the country. This cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary training is a must for anyone who works with children.
Founded in 2009 originally as The Bivona Child Advocacy Center Child Abuse Summit, The Northeast Child Abuse Conference has grown to be a leading national multidisciplinary training conference in the country. This cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary training is a must for anyone who works with children.
Northeast Child Abuse Conference
Events
Wednesday April 21 + Thursday April 22, 2027
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center | Rochester NY
Northeast Child Abuse Conference
Wednesday April 21 - Thursday 22, 2027
8am-5pm both days
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
$435
Early Bird ends Feb. 2nd
Cheers for Children provides guests with a variety of tastings of wine, beer, spirits and food from our region. Enjoy games, dancing, psychic readings, henna tattoos, or bidding on some incredible silent auction items; just to name a few of the entertainment options available to you this year. Think Vegas meets Rochester! Your support of this event positively impacts the children and families we serve.
Single Registration
$495
Group Registration
$445
$495
Begins Feb. 3rd
Thank you to everyone who joined The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester at this past April’s Northeast Child Abuse Conference. We are grateful for the opportunity to bring together professionals, advocates, and community partners dedicated to protecting children, supporting families, and strengthening multidisciplinary collaboration across our region.
Disciplines
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(Self-identified, attendees can pick multiple)
"My first year at this conference. I will go next year. I learned a lot"
"I really enjoyed the conference. I thought the speakers were all well informed and presented information that was relevant to me and my work. I really appreciated that there was a cross section of professions present."
668 Attendees
28 Workshops
30 Speakers
19 Exhibitors
Early Bird Pricing
$445 per person
$495 after January 31, 2027
Group Pricing
$445 per person
5 registrations or more
Keynote Speaker Only
$50
Exhibitor Registration
$400 Standard | $300 Non-profit
Single Day Registration
$275 Day One | $255 Day Two
Keynote Speaker | Ashley Bendiksen
Ashley Bendiksen is a teen trauma survivor turned national speaker, award-winning activist, and leading expert in domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, resilience, and early intervention for at-risk youth. Touring the U.S. full-time, Ashley is sought after for her expertise, impacting diverse audiences from students and educators to victim advocates, law enforcement, first responders, and corporate teams. As a Top Youth Speaker®, she uniquely specializes in primary prevention and response for youth and youth-serving adults.
Despite once dropping out of college and becoming homeless due to abuse, Ashley transformed her life – returning to school, graduating as Valedictorian with a B.A. in Administration of Justice, and ultimately dedicating herself to advocacy and social justice. Today, Ashley’s lived experience is supported by 17 years of professional leadership in primary prevention, victim advocacy, early intervention, equity and social justice across education, nonprofit, legal, and government sectors. This includes being previously employed by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, supporting victims of abuse in courtrooms and on college campuses, leading major prevention campaigns for domestic violence organizations, and serving on numerous task forces for prevention and response.
Further, Ashley has been lauded for her efforts to amplify survivors’ voices and drive change. As an activist, she has spearheaded countless social change initiatives, successfully lobbied for new legislation, and held leadership and chairperson roles for dozens of nonprofit and grassroots organizations. This includes founding the Blue Hearts Project - a global storytelling platform for survivors. She is also an accomplished freelance journalist, writing on gender and public policy issues, and serves on two boards of directors, including her county’s domestic violence resource center.
Passionate about mentoring youth, Ashley also co-founded Island Youth Coaching – an agency specializing in life coaching and college consulting for teens and young adults, as well as consulting for organizations serving at-risk youth.
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Conference Speakers
Plenary Speakers
Kait Gannon & Laurie Krull
What happens when the people a child depends on for care and protection are also organizing their exploitation? This plenary brings together survivor lived experience and clinical expertise to illuminate family-controlled human trafficking and organized abuse—forms of harm that can remain hidden within families and trusted communities. Participants will explore how caregivers control access to help, shape the narrative, and create barriers to disclosure. Through a survivor’s account of seeking help, presenters will challenge common assumptions and highlight opportunities for professionals to respond differently. Every encounter with a safe adult leaves an imprint: will the child leave believing that adults can help? Even when a child cannot tell the whole story, our response can preserve hope and the possibility of seeking help again.
Hotel Room Blocks | $169
Hyatt Regency Rochester Downtown
125 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604
A special link will be sent upon Conference Registration.
Our Sponsors
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