Safe Kids Worldwide

Our Equity Advisory Committee members, Dr. Sadiqa Kendi and Dr. Joseph Wright, were proud to present at the 29th Annual Conference of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids! This year’s conference, "Forging New Frontiers 2024: Engineering for Equity," brought together injury prevention experts from across the country to explore innovative strategies for reducing childhood injuries and creating healthier communities. We’re proud to have these leaders guiding our work and advancing equity in the field of injury prevention.

It’s Giving Tuesday! A global movement that inspires kindness and generosity, Giving Tuesday encourages us all to give, whether through time, donations, or sharing our voices. Every act of generosity—big or small—makes a difference. At Safe Kids, our mission is to prevent unintentional injuries, the number one cause of death for children in the U.S. Each year, we provide thousands of free safety devices, reach millions with life-saving safety education, and check thousands of car seats to ensure that no parent has to endure the heartbreaking loss of a child to a preventable injury. This Giving Tuesday, you can make a real difference in a child's life. Your generous donation will help us continue our work and protect families across the country. Give in honor of a special kid in your life and be part of something bigger. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eZbnnbjt #GivingTuesday #SafeKids #ChildSafety #InjuryPrevention #MakeADifference #NonProfit #NonProfitOrganization #DonateForKids #CommunitySupport

This Thanksgiving, we at Safe Kids Worldwide reflect on over 35 years of dedication to preventing unintentional childhood injuries and saving lives. Since our founding in 1987, we’ve been fueled by a mission to protect children and empower families with the knowledge and resources they need to stay safe. We are grateful for our incredible community—our partners, coalitions, funders, and advocates—who have shared this journey with us. Together, we’ve made a difference, and together, we will continue to work towards a future where every child can grow, play, and thrive safely. This holiday season, as we gather with loved ones, let’s all take a moment to check in on the safety of our children. Simple steps can make all the difference in preventing injuries and keeping our youngest safe. Thank you for being a part of this important work. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Safe Kids. 🦃❤️

📅 Mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday, December 3rd! Every child deserves to grow up healthy, happy, and safe! That’s why Safe Kids provides families with expert advice, tips, videos, and other resources they need to keep their kids safe. Thanks to our 400 coalitions, we’re able to offer hands-on education and safety devices to parents and caregivers in communities across the country. We’re excited to share our goal of raising $25,000 by the end of the year. Every donation made by December 31, 2024, will be matched dollar for dollar (up to $25,000)! This Giving Tuesday, your support can make a measurable difference. Together, we can reduce preventable injuries and protect every child’s future. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZbnnbjt

🌟 Calling All Child Safety Professionals! Submit Your Abstract for PrevCon 2025 🌟 We’re thrilled to invite the submission of abstracts for PrevCon 2025, one of the world’s largest gatherings dedicated to childhood unintentional injury prevention! This is your chance to share your expertise, innovative ideas, and success stories with a multi-disciplinary audience of safety professionals.   🗓 Important Date: Abstract submission deadline extended to: November 11, 2024, by 11:59 PM PST   📅 Event Details: PrevCon 2025 will take place from October 15-18, 2025, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. This conference brings together safety professionals from diverse fields—coalition members, child safety practitioners, educators, researchers, health professionals, first responders, policymakers, and advocates from across the U.S. and the Safe Kids Worldwide Alliance partners from over 30 countries. Join us to share new research, discuss best practices, and collaborate to create a safer world for children. 💡 Safe Kids Invites Abstracts On: - Unintentional child injury prevention, with a focus on either research to inform practice or lessons learned during the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies - Culturally responsive engagement in injury prevention and health equity-promoting practices - Efforts to build sustainable systems change to support injury prevention and advance social justice for children and families - Workforce capacity building and coalition development/maintenance   Program topics will include: - Safe sleep - Child passenger safety - Drowning prevention - Bike and pedestrian safety - Product safety - Poison prevention - Falls prevention - Fire and burn prevention, and more   Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this inspiring event! Submit your abstract today and help us increase our collective impact.   👉 Submit your abstract by November 11, 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/gwt6xbby #PrevCon2025 #ChildSafety #InjuryPrevention #CallForAbstracts #EquityInSafety #HealthEquity #SocialJustice #WorkforceDevelopment #CoalitionBuilding #drowningprevention #safesleep #childpassengersafety

This week Tesla is expected to announce an update to its Full Self Driving program to allow certain Tesla models to serve as robotaxis. For Safe Kids Worldwide, the announcement is a great opportunity to highlight our work through the Safe Kids Advancing Vehicles Alliance (SKAVA). SKAVA began with a simple but important question. How will automated vehicles and emerging vehicle technologies impact children’s safety? Our group has brought together leaders in the auto industry, academia, and advocates to discuss how the future of driverless vehicles will impact children. We also have examined how emerging vehicle safety features which may help lead to a fully autonomous future can impact children’s safety now. Things like Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist, and new technologies designed to protect pedestrians are on the road today and can make a big difference in saving lives. As we look to a future where more and more systems perform functions once reserved for drivers, SKAVA is committed to making sure that children’s safety is part of the conversation. Our Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), position paper, white paper and stakeholder engagement can help guide ongoing system development.

Exciting news! Parents covered the release of our new study, shedding light on the importance of booster seat use. Check out the article by Sherri Gordon, CLC to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gUxPnaru

Time is running out to register for the Safe Sleep Summit—don't miss the deadline on September 20th!   Safe Kids Worldwide is hosting a Safe Sleep Summit October 18-19th at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. The Summit will be a convening of multidisciplinary partners working to create a roadmap to combat the persistent and unacceptable inequities that contribute to unsafe infant sleep.   We have a few spots remaining for prospective Sponsors and Exhibitors. Don’t hesitate to contact us today and sign up to highlight your work in safe infant sleep. This Summit is an ideal platform to demonstrate your commitment to safe sleep practices and to reach educators, researchers, public health professionals, product manufacturers, and advocates working on this critical issue.   For the Summit schedule and attendee registration information, please check out this link: https://lnkd.in/e2iWGUpW  

This #NationalChildPassengerSafetyWeek, we released a new study! The report, Booster Seat Use in the USA: Breakthroughs and Barriers, found that four out of five parents moved their child out of a booster seat before the child was big enough— and that three in four are unaware that kids need to ride in boosters until they're at least 4-foot-9-inches tall. "Motor vehicle crashes are the second-leading cause of death for children ages 4 to 10," said Torine (Brooks) Creppy, president of Safe Kids Worldwide. "Booster seats save lives and prevent serious injuries but only if we use them and make sure they are adjusted properly. Here's a great first step: once your child is big enough to use a booster seat, keep using it until they can safely ride in a seat belt alone. It's the best way to keep your child safe." To learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggJgnVGD

It was great to see and connect with so many of our traffic safety partners this week in Indianapolis for the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Annual Meeting. We were inspired to hear from Sophie Shulman of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA on how the agency is working to address pedestrian safety and from so many industry leaders who are working on the frontier of automation and other next generation safety technologies. Safe Kids is excited and ready to partner in this important work as we strive to build a #SafeSystem for everyone.