KEEPING QUEENSLAND KIDS SAFE
Kidsafe Qld’s mission is to reduce childhood accident rates by raising awareness of injury trends and providing practical, evidence-based injury prevention strategies and services to keep kids safe at home, on the road and at play.
Tragically, 75 Queensland children die annually from unintentional injury. Additionally, there are more than 16,000 hospitalisations and over 92,000 visits to the Emergency department.
Your tax-deductible donation will help save children’s lives and reduce the pain and suffering from preventable injuries.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
CHILD CAR SEAT HIRE
Short and long term available. Hire fee includes fitting and training.
DISABILITY SERVICES
We are an NDIS registered provider and offer consultations.
SERVICES & TRAINING
Child car seat fitting, playground inspections & home safety for parents.
RESOURCES & SAFETY ADVICE
Safety advice for staying safe at home, on the road and at play.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
Our quarterly newsletter is designed for parents and carers wanting to receive seasonal safety advice, product recalls and news. You can also subscribe to specific lists relating to playground inspections, child car restraint training or corporate partnerships.
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OUR PROGRAMS
HOME
Most injuries suffered by children happen in and around the home.
PLAY
Falls during play are the leading cause of childhood injury requiring hospitalisation.
ROAD
In Australia, transport injuries are the most common cause of child injury death.
ABOUT KIDSAFE QUEENSLAND
We are a not-for-profit, non-government organisation with a vision for a safer world for our kids at home, at play and on the road. For more than 40 years, we have been keeping kids out of hospital by teaching parents and caregivers how to prevent injuries with evidence based, practical safety advice. We have travelled the safety journey with over 20,000 Queensland families and the conversation always starts when baby arrives.
LATEST NEWS
A call to boycott the button battery
Media Release It is nearly 10 years since the button battery-related death of Summer Steer and today another little girl lies in intensive care having been flown across the state for life saving surgery to remove yet another button battery. There has been much media...
Best practice guide | Safe infant sleeping environments
In Australia in 2019, two infants every week died suddenly with no clear explanation. Unsafe sleeping environments may have contributed. A new industry resource, Best practice guide for the design of safe infant sleeping environments, will help prevent the death of babies. The guide provides manufacturers and retailers with information on the risks associated with infant sleep and how they can be mitigated.
How to keep your child safe from ongoing flood dangers
It may seem obvious that floodwater is dangerous. The sheer force of water can be very destructive, destroying buildings and sweeping away cars, causing loss of life and damage to property. However, floodwater is contaminated and Emeritus Professor John Pearn warns...