Violence against women affects roughly one in three women worldwide, but its two most common forms — sexual assault and intimate partner violence — are often treated as distinct fields. Community agencies for each type of violence operate separately, funding comes from different sources, and researchers investigate each type of violence in isolation.

A conference at the University of Windsor June 13 and 14 aims to bring together researchers, service providers, and policy makers in both fields to share knowledge and build their capacity to improve the outcomes of survivors.

Registration is free for students; the $30 fee for all others includes meals as well as admission to conference sessions and a screening of the documentary film Let Me Tell Ya’ll ’bout Black Chicks: Images of Black Women in Pornography.

Find more information about “Bringing Together Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Sectors: Implications for Research, Policy, & Practice,” including program and registration details, on the conference website.