Motor vehicle crashes are one of the most common transport related injuries for children. On average, 7 children under the age of 13 are killed and 601 are injured as passengers in vehicles on Victorian roads every year. Correctly fitted and used child restraints and booster seats play an important part in protecting children from […]
Donate to Kidsafe
Your financial support can help us to ‘make a safer world for kids’. {loadposition donate_one} {loadposition donate_reg} Kidsafe is an independent, non-government not for profit organisation. Community donations enable us to continue developing innovative child safety and injury prevention campaigns, specific resources for parents, grandparents, carers, childcare centres and schools, in addition to researching and […]
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Partners & Alliances
Partners St John Kidsafe Victoria has collaborated with St John Victoria to include injury prevention content in their KIDS FIRST Course. This course is tailored towards parents, carers, grandparents and anyone else who has any contact with children aged 0-14 years. Not only does it cover the necessary First Aid treatments, but also integrates key […]
Kidsafe Current Supporters
Kidsafe Victoria is grateful for the support of a range of organsations that share a commitment and interest in the prevention of childhood injuries. Below is a list of our supporters that are contributing funds or in kind products or services to our current operations, projects, initiatives or campaigns relating to the prevention of childhood […]
Child Injury
Over 150 Australian children die and a further 68,000 are hospitalised every year due to unintentional injuries – the kind often referred to as ‘accidents’. More Australian children die of injury than die of cancer and asthma combined. Every year in Victoria approximately 20 children die and over 100,000 are treated in hospital (hospital […]
Membership
Become a Member of Kidsafe Victoria Membership benefits include: Being part of a coordinated voice on child injury prevention issues and assisting Kidsafe to influence research, policy, regulations and best-practice issues Supporting Kidsafe in raising awareness of child safety and injury prevention issues throughout the community Keep up-to-date with the latest information on child safety […]
Community Fundraising
Raise funds for Kidsafe You can support Kidsafe Victoria by organising your own fundraising event or challenge. The funds you raise will enable us to produce more essential safety and injury prevention information and resources for new parents, grandparents, carers, childcare centres and schools. Help us to continue raising public awareness of safety and […]
Contact Us
Contact Us (03) 9036 2306 Kidsafe VictoriaMonash Children’s HospitalDixon Street, Clayton VIC 3168 More Information about the Kidsafe Victoria Community Support Centre {rsform 5}
Preschool & School Safety
Schools are the second most common location for childhood injury after the home. It is not just at school where injuries can occur, but also on the way to and from school. Whether children travel to school by car, public transport, walking or riding, it is important that they do so safely. For tips on […]
