She Matters: Protecting and Uplifting the Well-Being of Black Girls virtual event will take place on September 24-25th and will feature the voices of young women, researchers, practitioners, and advocates.

Gwen’s Girls, in collaboration with a host of partners and sponsors, is seeking presentations that fall under the following larger categories. Priority will be given to youth-led presentations and those that elevate youth voices and experiences:

• Education
• Juvenile Justice
• Child Welfare
• Health and Wellness
• Ending the commercial sexual exploitation of minors
• Trauma-Informed Care and/or resiliency building efforts
• LGBTQ+ communities
• Comprehensive Sex Education
• Sexual Harassment
• Teen Dating Violence
• Digital Abuse
• Cross-Systems Approaches

Proposals are due Friday, July 31st and can be submitted here.