CHILD SAFETY RESOURCES
These are General Child Safety Resources.
Please also see:
Internet Safety || Latchkey Children
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Crib Safety
An excerpt from Child Safe: A Practical Guide for Preventing Childhood Injuries by Dr. Mark A. Brandenberg.
Mutterperl guilty of attempting to kidnap girl
Daily News, June 20, 2009
National Agricultural Safety Database - Child Safety
Children in farming and agriculture: safety tips, labor laws, what to do in case of injury.
Prevention of Agricultural Injuries Among Children and Adolescents
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2001.
Principles of Patient Safety in Pediatrics
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, June 2001.
Study: BB Guns Injure Thousands Each Year
The Associated Press, November 1, 2004
- Injury Risk of Nonpowder Guns
Pediatrics, November 2004
Sudden Infant Death Risks Higher in Day Care Setting
CNN, August 7, 2000
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
Child Find Canada - Safety Tips
212 - 2211 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3M5
Phone: (204)339-5584
www.childfind.ca/general.hte
Child Passenger Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20590
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/
Child Safety Foundation of New Zealand
P.O. Box 15-1134
New Lynn
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Phone: 09-827-6184
Toll-free: 0800 CHILD SAFETY
www.childsafety.co.nz
Kid Safety
University of Oklahoma Police
O.U. Department of Public Safety
2720 S. Monitor Avenue
Norman, OK 73019-5021
Phone: (405) 325-2864
www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/kidmenu.htm
Child safety information, including internet safety, park safety, home safety, bus stop safety, bullies, fire and other emergencies, getting lost.
National Program for Playground Safety
School for Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services
WRC 205
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0618
Phone: (319) 273-2416
Toll-free: 1-800-554-PLAY
www.uni.edu/playground/
School and neighborhood playground safety; education, statistics, resources.
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
One Beacon Street, Suite 3333
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Phone: (617) 277-1171
www.nyssf.org
North American Guidelines For Children's Agricultural Tasks
National Children's Center for Rural & Agricultural Health & Safety
1000 North Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
Toll-free: 1-888-924-7233
www.nagcat.com
Child Safety information and resources, and laws, for U.S. and Canadian rural areas regarding children working on farms and ranches.
National P.T.A.
330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 670-6782
Toll-free: 1-800-307-4PTA
www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/healthsafety/
Health and safety info for parents, kids, and teens.
Stay Alert, Stay Safe!
P.O. Box 93006
499 Main St. S.
Brampton, Ontario L6Y 1N0
Phone: (416) 480-8225
Toll-free: 1-800-301-SASS
www.sass.ca
"Street-proofing" program for children ages 7-10. Safety info for kids, parents, teachers, police and community leaders. Bilingual pages (French and English).
Young Workers Awareness Program of Ontario, Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-663-6639
www.yworker.com
Health and safety issues for young employees. General info, Ontario-specific info, regarding workplace health and safety for youth.
