[Newsletter] June is National Safety Month

CSN eNewsletter

May 18, 2018

June is National Safety Month

The National Safety Council observes National Safety Month annually in June. It focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death in our homes and communities, on the road, and at work.

The themes for 2018 are:

Week 1: Emergency Preparedness
Week 2: Wellness
Week 3: Falls
Week 4: Driving

Get National Safety Month Resources

IN THE MEDIA

Hospitals See Growing Numbers of Kids and Teens at Risk for Suicide | NPR

Improving Life Outcomes for Children with History of Mental Health Challenges and Trauma | SAMHSA Press Announcements

Understanding Steam Burns | ScienceDaily

EVENTS

Preventing Suicide: The Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Effective Prevention Model | The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention

Wednesday, May 30, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Trauma, ACEs, and Toxic Stress: Fostering Healthy Early Brain Development Through Prevention and Protective Factors | ASTHO

Thursday, May 31, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

RESOURCES

General

[Archived CSN Webinar] Resources and Strategies from the Child Safety Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network

Suicide Prevention

13 Reasons Why | Suicide Prevention Resource Center

RESEARCH

Adolescent Dating Violence

Exploration of Dating Violence and Related Attitudes among Adolescents and Emerging Adults | Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Bullying Prevention

New Perspectives on the Positioning of Parents in Children’s Bullying at School | British Journal of Sociology of Education

Self-Harm

Increasing Rates of Self-harm among Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: A 10-year National Registry Study 2007–2016 | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Sports Safety

Parent Knowledge and Perceptions of Concussion Related to Youth Football | Cureus

Substance Abuse

Latent Classes of Substance Use Among American Indian and White Students Living on or Near Reservations, 2009-2013 | Public Health Reports

Suicide Prevention

Hospitalization for Suicide Ideation or Attempt: 2008–2015 | Pediatrics

Hope Squads: Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention in Schools | Children & Schools

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Centers Cooperative Agreement (U49MC28422) for $1,197,709. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.