Child Safety Resources (03)
The Child Safety Institute
Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) is a not for profit, volunteer organization founded in 1982 to respond to the growing problem of child abuse and neglect on Long Island, New York. In 1995 CAPS created the Child Safety Institute, providing innovative and comprehensive child safety and child prevention programs and materials. This website includes information on how to report child abuse, volunteering, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and maltreatment, kids educational games, bullies, books, teen information, as well as applications for mandated courses for doctors, nurses and teachers on child abuse and neglect as well as safe schools against violence in education.
Internet Safety for Children
The Internet is an increasingly important place to work, play and learn for both adults and children. At the same time, we are concerned about the risks we face online. The challenge is to stay "one-click" ahead of would-be pornographers, hackers, child-predators and those who would misuse your and your child's sensitive information. GetNetWise can help. Site provides information for keeping kids safe online, including Internet safety products, the risks children face online, identify online trouble and get help from law enforcement officials. Also includes information about spyware, stopping unwanted e-mail and spam, protecting your computer from hackers and viruses and keeping your personal information private on the Internet.
National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center
Home of the Children's Safety Network, this site's features include a searchable database of all CSN publications and easy online ordering; recent library acquisitions; and updated injury and violence prevention news. Topics include a wealth of resources about residential safety, traffic safety, child abuse prevention, suicide prevention, training and professional development, highway safety, childhood injury control, health care, domestic violence, child neglect, recreational child safety, funding for child safety and bullying.
Government Food Safety Information
Links to plenty of web sites that offer information about kids safety, safety lessons, food safety for babysitters, county fairs, food detectives, food safety for packing summer camp lunches, back to school food safety, steps to fight bacteria, food safety for children crossword puzzle and word scramble, field investigations, vibrio vulnificus health education kit, health safety curriculum and guides for teaching food safety to children, food safety coloring books and more resources for kids and teachers.
Kids and Guns
Common Sense about Kids and Guns is a public education organization dedicated to providing all adults with the necessary information to empower them to protect their children. Includes facts and statistics, as well as a news blog of incidents in which people were fired or shot at. A fact file as well as state data, free gun locks, firearm safety kits, a bulletin board and a parent quiz are included. Gun safety tips include unloading guns and locking them up, locking and storing ammunition separately, hiding keys from children, ask if guns are safety stored at places your children visit or play, talk to your children about guns and teaching young children not to touch guns and to tell an adult if they find one. Includes talking with your neighbors about gun safety and safety gun storage resources.
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