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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

Child accidents and injuries in the North West

‘Child accidents and injuries in the North West’ draws together extensive research into the nature and scale of childhood unintentional injuries and accidental deaths in the North West of England.

Working together for Child Safety Week 2013

Supporting frontline practitioners to create a local focus for accident prevention

NICE guidance for unintentional injuries: evidence update published

A summary of new evidence to support the NICE guidance - Strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among children and young people aged under 15 – has been published.

Case studies

Yorkshire Children's Centre

Deborah Kiernan works at Yorkshire Children’s Centre and leads the charity’s work on injury prevention and reduction.

Learning nuggets from NHS Wakefield District

Learn from NHS Wakefield District's experience of how to keep local partnerships engaged and adapt to new organisational structures.

St Werburgh's Park Nursery School & Children's Centre

Charlie Mee of St Werburgh's Park Nursery School and Children's Centre in Bristol organises six ‘child safety and health weeks’ a year - he tells us how they make each one a success.

Tools

Road safety

Our topic briefing summarises the key issues relating to road safety for senior practitioners and policymakers working in child accident prevention.

Guide to commissioning

Our guide to commissioning provides practical information and advice which will help you to design effective accident prevention services.

Working with the voluntary sector

This briefing explains the key issues around how statutory organisations can work with the voluntary and community sector on child accident prevention, including case studies of different approaches.

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.