Who We Are

Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations dedicated to providing parents and caregivers with practical and proven resources to protect kids from unintentional injuries. Throughout the world, almost one million children die of an injury each year, and every one of these tragedies is preventable. Safe Kids works with an extensive network of more than 600 coalitions in the U.S. and in 23 countries to reduce traffic injuries, drownings, falls, burns, poisonings and more. Working together, we can do much more for kids everywhere.

Safe Kids Worldwide members:

• Teach families about unintentional injury risks

• Encourage and conduct research on the leading injury risks to children

• Evaluate solutions for identified injury risks

• Pass and advocate for the improvement of child safety laws and regulations

• Provide lifesaving devices such as child safety seats, helmets and smoke alarms to families who need them

• Promote corporate leadership in child safety through effective and sustainable partnerships

Safe Kids Worldwide was founded in 1987 in the United States as the National SAFE KIDS Campaign 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., USA.

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