CSN Webinars

resourceThis page displays all Children’s Safety Network’s (CSN) archived webinars. You may view the archived recordings or PowerPoint presentations as PDFs. For information or to register for upcoming events and webinars, see our Events.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect to Create a World Where Every Child Can Thrive - May 2016

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Child abuse and neglect is any act or series of acts of commission (child abuse) or omission (child neglect) by a parent or other caregiver (e.g., clergy, coach, and teacher) that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

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Child Maltreatment

Playground Safety: Having Fun and Staying Safe - Apr 2016

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Play is an important part of childhood. Despite the improvements in playground equipment and surfacing and messages about the importance of supervision on playgrounds, 235,000 children are seen in U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment each year. Most…

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Playground Safety

What To Do About Bullying?: Key Prevention Strategies for Health Departments - Mar 2016

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The session was designed for state MCH programs that selected bullying as a national performance measure, as well as adolescent health and injury prevention professionals.    The virtual workshop included a skills‐building session that provided participants with a hands‐on opportunity to…

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Bullying Prevention

Safe Infant Sleep: Innovative National and State Efforts to Protect Our Youngest - Jan 2016

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Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) is the leading cause of injury fatality for those under age one. This webinar shares examples of a national framework and a state campaign to prevent sleep-related infant deaths. The webinar will begin with information about the National Action Plan to Increase…

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Safe Sleep

Work-Related Injuries Are Happening to Youth: Can We Make a Difference? - Oct 2015

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Young workers are a significant subset of the U.S. workforce, and they are at increased risk of being injured while on the job.  In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that, “In 2013, there were approximately 18.1 million workers less than 24 years of age, and these workers…

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Young Worker Safety

Pool Safely: When It Comes to Pool and Spa Safety, More Is Better - Aug 2015

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The best way to promote safety in swimming pools and spas is by adopting and practicing layers of protection. Because you never know which one of these steps will make a difference-until it does. This webinar, led by Ellyn Pollack, leader of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Pool Safely…

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Drowning Prevention

The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Bullying Prevention - Jul 2015

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The Children's Safety Network hosted a series of webinars on the issue of bullying awareness, response, and prevention based on the "Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying and Its Impact on Youth across the Lifecourse" workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council…

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Bullying Prevention

Implementing Project Lazarus in North Carolina Pt. 2: The Medical/Law Enforcement-Based (“Top-Down”) Components of Project Lazarus - Jun 2015

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Lessons Learned from a “Bottom-Up” and “Top-Down” Drug Overdose Prevention Program - The Project Lazarus Model THE PROGRAM: The Children’s Safety Network, the South by Southwest Injury Network, and the Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill recently hosted…

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Prescription Drug Misuse Abuse, Suicide Prevention

Preventing TV and Furniture Tip-Overs: An Introduction to the Anchor It! Campaign - Jun 2015

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On June 8, 2015, the Children's Safety Network hosted the webinar, Preventing TV and Furniture Tip-Overs: An Introduction to the Anchor It! Campaign. A big thank you to our presenters Kim Dulic and Commissioner Joseph P. Mohorovic for their great presentations. The Anchor It! Campaign is the U.S.…

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Home Safety

Victimization and Vulnerability: Populations at Increased Risk for Bullying - May 2015

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On May 28 2015, The Children's Safety Network hosted the third in a series of webinars on the issue of bullying awareness, response, and prevention based on the "Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying and Its Impact on Youth across the Lifecourse" workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)…

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Bullying Prevention, Health Equity

Implementing Project Lazarus in North Carolina: Lessons Learned From the Hub Components of the Project Lazarus Model - May 2015

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The purpose of these two 90 minute webinars (May 11, 2-3:30 PM ET and June 29, 2015, 2-3:30 PM ET) is to illustrate key issues and challenges related to the implementation of Project Lazarus as a model prescription drug overdose prevention program by highlighting major lessons learned (i.e., 'what…

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Substance Misuse Prevention, Prescription Drug Misuse Abuse

Bullying Gets Under Your Skin: Effects of Bullying on Children and Youth - Apr 2015

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The Children's Safety Network invites you to the second in a series of webinars on the issue of bullying awareness, response, and prevention based on the "Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying and Its Impact on Youth across the Lifecourse" workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and…

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Bullying Prevention

Connections Between Bullying and Other Types of Violence: Family Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Dating Violence - Mar 2015

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The Children's Safety Network recently presented the first in a series of webinars on the issue of bullying awareness, response, and prevention based on the "Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying and Its Impact on Youth Across the Lifecourse" workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and…

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Bullying Prevention, Violence, Teen Dating Violence

[South to Southwest (S2SW) Webinar] Communicating about Injury and Violence Prevention Webinar 4: Using Framing to Improve Program Effectiveness in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention - Feb 2015

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Join Lynn Davey (Davey Strategies) and Andrew Leone (Assistant Director of Communication and Outreach for the Children's Services Council of Broward County, Florida) for a discussion about framing principles and their uses in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. The Children’s Services…

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Violence, Child Maltreatment

Reducing Injury-Related Hospital Admissions among Children and Adolescents Ages 0-19: The Role of the New Title V MCH Block Grant National Performance Measure on Injury - Jan 2015

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This Children's Safety Network (CSN) webinar provided information about the proposed new Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant National Performance Measure (NPM) #7 on reducing injury-related hospital admissions among children and adolescents ages 0 through 19, a key measure in…

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Cross-Cutting Strategies

Preventing E-Cigarette Poisoning among Children and Youth - Dec 2014

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On December 11, 2014, CSN hosted a webinar focused on e-cigarette poisoning among children and youth. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the number of cases managed by Poison Control Centers involving e-cigarettes containing nicotine rose dramatically from about 270 in…

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Poison Prevention

South to Southwest Webinar S2SW Understanding Message Framing for Effective Policy Communications - Oct 2014

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Learning Objectives: Understand the basics of message framing and its use for policy communications Learn cautions about using personal stories for policy advocacy Learn about frames used in injury and violence prevention and examples of their successful application Know where to go for additional…

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Cross-Cutting Strategies

Pedestrian Safety - Oct 2014

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On average, 67,124 pedestrians under the age of 19 are injured every year in the U.S. resulting in 704 deaths.[1] With Halloween -- the most dangerous day of the year for child pedestrians [2] -- right around the corner, this Children's Safety Network webinar will explore what drives these numbers…

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Pedestrian Safety

[South to Southwest (S2SW) Webinar] Heads Up about Concussion with Kelly Sarmiento - Sep 2014

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As kids head back to school and back to sports, please join us for the 2nd webinar in the South to Southwest Injury Prevention Network's series on Communicating about Injury and Violence prevention. This webinar will feature the CDC's Heads Up campaign, which is focused protecting kids and teens…

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Traumatic Brain Injuries

Safe Boating: National Trends, Mandatory Education, and the Prevention of Boating Under the Influence - Sep 2014

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In 2013, 560 individuals lost their lives while boating, and 2,620 sustained non-fatal injuries. Forty-nine of those who died and 589 of those who were injured were youth between the ages of 0 and 19 years old. Since 1971, boating deaths have steadily decreased thanks to programs focusing on boater…

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Drowning Prevention