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Upcoming Webinar — State Technical Assistance Webinar #16

Join us for the 16th State Technical Assistance Webinar on January 20th with a focus on infant, child, and adolescent death review. Abby Collier (Director, National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention) will present on child fatality review data visualizations along other states.

Upcoming Webinar — Keeping Kids Safe in Automated Vehicles: Key Considerations

Join this webinar to hear from two of the nation’s leading experts, Kristy Brinker Brouwer, Kettering University and Joe Colella, Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, will share their knowledge and answer your questions about children and autonomous vehicles.

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New — Teen Driving Safety Resource Guide

In 2019, 4,356 people were killed in crashes involving young drivers (aged 15 - 20). CSN’s Teen Driving Safety 2022 Resource Guide provides more information on proven strategies to increase young driver safety, as well as the safety of all road users.

Archived Webinar: Culturally Relevant Approaches to Preventing Suicide Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

CSN hosted Dr. Dolores Subia BigFoot and Colbie Caughlan who discussed risk and protective factors for American Indian and Alaska Native youth, and challenges and successes in suicide prevention efforts with Northwest tribes.

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Suicide Prevention Fact Sheet: Means of Suicide

Suicide is a complex and preventable multi-factor, multi-level health outcome. Effective prevention requires understanding data such as who is at risk and the factors associated with suicide.

New — Firearm Safety: Preventing Death by Suicide

In this CSN’s infographic, you can learn more about how these rates differ by sex, race/ethnicity, and ways you can help keep children safe. On average, over 3,000 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 die each year in the U.S. from a firearm injury.

Fiream Safety Suicide Prevention Infographic

New — Firearm Safety: Prevention Death by Homicide

Firearm Saftey: Prevention Death by Homicide Infographic

New — CSN Guide on Firearm Safety

Deaths due to firearms account for almost one-quarter of all injury-related deaths among U.S. children ages 0 – 19. Learn more about preventing these injuries in CSN’s new guide.

CSN Webinars

Upcoming Webinar

Keeping Kids Safe in Automated Vehicles: Key Considerations

January 26 2022 | 2 - 3pm

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Past Webinar

State Technical Assistance Webinar 16 - January 20, 2022

January 20 2022 | 1 - 2pm

Past Webinar

Culturally Relevant Approaches to Preventing Suicide Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

December 8 2021 | 2 - 3pm

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Welcome Current Child Safety Learning Collaborative Members!

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), in cooperation with the Children’s Safety Network, is launching the second cohort of a new Child Safety Learning Collaborative for state and jurisdiction Title V agencies. The aim of the Learning Collaborative is to reduce fatal and serious injuries among infants, children, and adolescents. The second cohort began in May 2020 and continues for 18 months to October 2021. The third cohort will begin in November 2021 and continues for 18 months to April 2023.

The Learning Collaborative focuses on five topic areas: Bullying Prevention, Motor Vehicle Traffic Safety (includes child passenger safety and teen driver/passenger safety), Poisoning Prevention (includes the prevention of prescription medication misuse/abuse), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Prevention, and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention.