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Welcome to Safe Kids Worldwide
More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families. The organization was founded in 1987 by Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson. Safe Kids Worldwide is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Washington, D.C. Latest News Safe Kids Austria Presents at the First Regional Southeastern Europe Conference on Safe Communities
Novi Sad, Serbia -- On June 23, Gudula Brandmayr of Safe Kids Austria gave the keynote speech at the first Regional Southeastern Europe Conference on Safe Communities. The theme of the conference was “Safe Children in Safe Communities,” organized by the WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Serbia. Brandmayr’s presentation focused on “Safe Children Community Deutschlandsberg” – a community currently seeking the honor of being named the first Safe Children Community by the WHO CC on Community Safety Promotion. The honor will be awarded to a community based on the international indicators for Safe Children Communities, which were developed by the WHO CC. “Safe Children Community Deutschlandsberg” was well-received by both conference participants and the organizers. The formal designation process for this community will start in October of 2009 and will take two years. Dec 10, 2008 - Safe Kids Worldwide Applauds World Report on Child Injury Prevention
In its statement, Safe Kids Worldwide applauded the goals and action steps outlined in the World Report, and committed the weight of its 17-member country network in support of the WHO/UNICEF’s call to action to reduce the number of childhood injuries and deaths around the world.
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Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. 
Safe Kids Worldwide President & Chief Executive Officer Mitch Stoller joined world health leaders in supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s 
