Every year in Wales, over 145,000 children and young people attend Accident & Emergency Departments because of an unintentional injury, equivalent to around 400 children every single day.

Children in Wales aims to reduce this toll and our work addresses accident prevention in all locations, including at home, on the road, around water and at school. We support and work closely with members and practitioners across Wales to reduce the number of children and young people injured through accidents every year.

Children in Wales’ work includes:

• The development and implementation of the first Child Accident Prevention Strategy for Wales
• Working alongside the Welsh Assembly Government to promote the prevention of child accidents and unintentional injury
• The promotion of research on injury prevention
• The promotion of data collection and injury surveillance
• Co-ordinating a Wales-wide effective accident prevention network
• Improving national and local accident prevention work
• The promotion of evidence based good practice
• Involving children and young people
• Providing advice, information, training and resources to practitioners in the field

Bilingual resources for Child Safety Week

Children in Wales have worked with the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) to develop bilingual child accident prevention resources for parents in Wales.

Un Cam ar y Blaen/One Step Ahead is an innovative safety wallchart from the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) for parents and carers of 0-2 year-olds. Beautifully illustrated in full colour and in Welsh on one side and English on the reverse, it maps a child’s age and development to hazards in the home.

Parents who attend A&E when their child has had an accident often say that they are taken by surprise by the fact that they could roll, crawl, climb, reach, open doors and cupboards or remove lids.

Un Cam ar y Blaen/One Step Ahead addresses this by arming them with the knowledge they need to stay one step ahead in preventing their child having a serious accident in the home.

All prices include VAT and p&p. Quantities of more than 50 are available at £1.00 per copy:

1 wallchart £2.00 Ref: CH001W
10 wallcharts £18.00 Ref: CH010W
50 wallcharts £50.00 Ref: CH050W

You can order them direct from CAPT: www.capt.org.uk/shop/un-cam-ar-y-blaenone-step-ahead-wallchart

Customised charts (with your logo) are available in any quantity over 250. Prices, which include VAT, artwork, delivery to one address are as little as 42p a copy for 2,500 copies (£1,050).

For further information or to order customised wallcharts, please email sales@capt.org.uk

Enquiries concerning the this work should be directed to:

Karen McFarlane
Development Officer: Child Safety
Tel 029 2034 2434

Karen's role is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government through the Health Challenge Wales voluntary sector grant scheme.

This work includes:

Child Accident Prevention Practice and Information Exchange (CHAPPIE) Network

Towards a Child Safety Strategy for Wales

Useful Resources and Links

European Child Safety Alliance

HAP Wales

Injury Interventions

IOBI Conference 24 & 25th September 2009 - Presentations

Research and Reports on Preventing Childhood Injuries

Statistics

Information for Parents and Carers

Useful Resources & Links - General

Useful Resources & Links - Road Safety

Useful Resources & Links - Home Safety

Useful Resources & Links - Water Safety

Useful Resources & Links - Farm Safety

Useful Resources & Links - Local Authority Accident Prevention Strategies

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