Many organisations that take part in Child Safety Week say how helpful it is in providing a focus for partnership working on child accident prevention. Have a look at our list of suggested partners and think about who can help you tackle the injury issues at the top of your list.
Visit the Making the Link website for more information and links to local partners www.makingthelink.net
- Road safety officers – your local council’s expert team offering advice, education, partnership and campaigns to improve road safety in your area.
- Fire and rescue services – often have a varied programme of fire and road safety initiatives and are very engaged in accident prevention. They may be based in community fire stations.
- Trading standards – help to reduce accidents by offering advice, guidance and standards for a variety of household and consumer products. Based in your local council.
- Local NHS – doctors, nurses, health visitors, midwives and community nurses all have an interest in children’s health.
- Children’s centres – providing essential support for parents including health and well-being of children. They work with many disadvantaged families, offering a range of support and advice.
- Childminders, nurseries and playgroups – have contact with lots of families locally.
- Local schools (including teachers, governors, parent groups and school nurses) – interested in promoting safe, healthy travel to and from school, and the safety of children in the community.
- Interactive safety centres – permanent and temporary centres in a number of locations designed to give children and young people a better understanding of safety and risk.
- Neighbourhood police and community support officers – familiar figures who will often be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the local community.
- Ambulance staff and paramedics – in the front line of emergency response, people who see the results of accidents at first hand.
- Local authority housing and building control - working to ensure that homes are decent, and free from hazards and health risks.
- Community centres, neighbourhood and tenants organisations, faith groups and charities – all provide an enormous range of opportunities for child safety outreach and can be very influential.
- Libraries, information centres and ‘one-stop shops’ – community ‘shop windows’ which can offer a focal point for information, displays and creative approaches to local child safety initiatives
- Home safety officers – play a proactive role in preventing accidents. Based in your local council.