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Find data and statistics on childhood accidents

We know that too many children and young people are killed, disabled or seriously injured in accidents. However, it can often be difficult to know where to find the data and statistics to help you in your work to reduce accidents. 

We have collected together information and links to reliable online sources of data and statistics for childhood accidents. This will help practitioners and policymakers make the case for child accident prevention and provide evidenced arguments for accident programmes in their local area.

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News

Fire Safety Fund applications open

The 2012-13 Fire Safety Fund run by the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) is now open for applications for grants of up to £5,000.Following the success of last year’s Fund and as part of ESC's ongoing...

New publications on partnership working

Two new publications and the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum provide significant opportunities for partnership working on child safety.

Child Safety Week 2012

Get involved and make an impactThe last year has seen growing emphasis on local commissioning of child accident prevention, but growing pressure too on resources and budgets. Child Safety Week offers...

Case studies

Wandsworth mentoring

First steps towards a joined-up accident prevention strategyIn January 2012, NHS Wandsworth and Wandsworth Council took their first steps towards creating a local strategy for reducing unintentional...

NHS Devon mentoring

Towards a ‘single and seamless’ approach to home safety assessmentSteve Brown is Assistant Director of Public Health at NHS Devon. He works with a multi-agency partnership group to implement the...

Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board mentoring

Sue Kirkley is Co-ordinator of Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB), which has a strong tradition of partnership working

Tools

Fire safety

Topic briefings: Fire safetyThese topic briefings are designed to cover key topics in child accident prevention for senior practitioners and policymakers working in this field.They cover the key...

Inequalities and deprivation

Topic briefings: Inequalities and deprivationThese briefings are designed to cover key topics in child accident prevention for senior practitioners and policymakers working in this field.They cover...

The costs of head injuries

Head injuries are the most common severe injuries for children. Even a mild head injury can have lasting effects and more severe injuries cause permanent damage to the brain which can drastically...

Share your Case Study

Do you have a good case study to share? Or would you like to share your strategy on injury prevention?

We would like to hear from you. Helping out with a case study is a great way to share best practice and promote your own work. We would love to hear about current or past programmes.

It involves a short interview, and you can provide any supporting materials which will help you explain your work. We would be particularly interested to hear from people with programmes that have been evaluated.

Email info@makingthelink.net to submit a case study.