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To purchase any capt resources, including our guides, please download an order formYou can download sample copies of our booklets and leaflets by clicking on the image of the publication, where shownA printed sample copy of any of our booklets or leaflets can be provided.

Information for professionals

Booklets and leaflets for parents and carers
Leaflets for young people
Wallcharts
Posters

Information for professionals

Unfortunately we cannot send out sample copies of our guides but you can view the contents pages for most of our guides as pdf files.

Small CAPT hand Accidents and child development (2004)
A comprehensive guide to children's accident risks at different stages in their development, from birth to age 11. For each stage of development, the guide provides key facts and statistics, an outline of children's abilities and characteristics, a description of common accidents plus practical safety tips.  
A4, 32 pages. Code no: GUI001. £9.00.  (View the Contents page (as a pdf file)).

Small CAPT hand Safety equipment schemes (2003)
A step-by-step guide to setting up a loan or low-cost safety equipment scheme.  Includes information on types of safety equipment and the legal implications associated with running a scheme.  
A4, 20 pages. Code no: GUI002. £7.00.  (View the Contents page (as a pdf file)).

Small CAPT hand Preventing childhood accidents: guidance on effective action (2004) 
A comprehensive guide to building an effective child accident prevention strategy, supported by practical examples of both programme frameworks and local initiatives and indicators. Aimed at local strategic partnerships, children's trusts and safeguarding boards, as well as managers in health, early years and childcare.
A4, 36 pages. Code no: GUI009. £9.00.  (View the Contents page (as a pdf file)).

Small CAPT hand Childcarers' foundation pack (2006)
Aimed at all those responsible for caring for children or in childcare training, the pack comprises CAPT's practitioner guide, Accidents and Child Development, plus one each of our booklets, leaflets, information flyers and fact sheets.
Code no: PCK002. £16.50 per pack (including postage and packing)

Small CAPT hand Home safety plus (pack) (2007)
A useful pack for professionals that brings together a wealth of information about how to prevent child accidents at home including background facts and stats, leaflets, flyers and posters.  The pack also provides enough materials to create an attractive and informative display for clinic waiting rooms, children’s centres and community notice boards.  For full details of what the pack contains, click here.
Code no: PCK003. £16.50 per pack (including postage and packing)

Small CAPT hand Child accident prevention: a community guide (2001)
Produced as a resource for community groups and community development workers in Northern Ireland.  Includes advice on getting started on a local child accident prevention project, case studies of community-led activity and useful contacts in Northern Ireland.  A4, 75 pages.  
This publication is out-of-print but can be downloaded free of charge as a pdf file. (Please note that the file is 1 Mb).

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Booklets and leaflets for parents and carers

Small CAPT hand I'm only a baby but ... (2005)
Innovative and colourful picture-based baby safety booklet for all parents, particularly those with low literacy. A baby introduces the accidents that babies are most likely to be hurt in during the first few months of life and explains what parents need to do to keep their baby safe. Designed to support practitioners in one-to-one and group work with parents. 
Pocket-sized (150 x 150 mm), 44 pages. Code no: BKT005.  £35.00 per 50 booklets. Please note that delivery charges above the Standard rate apply to orders of more than 100 copies of this booklet.
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Now I can crawl I can cover Small CAPT hand Now I can crawl, I can… (2006)
Brand new sequel to I’m only a baby but…, this quick-reference picture-based guide looks through a baby’s eyes at the changing hazards they may face in the home and car now they can crawl or stand. Simple precautions a parent should take are set out in appealing pictures and accessible language, making the booklet a resource suitable for those working with any parents, including those with low literacy. (Please note that the downloadable sample copy is 2.8Mb.)
Pocket sized (150 x 150mm), 48 pages Code no: BKT006. £35.00 per 50 booklets. Please note that delivery charges above the Standard rate apply to orders of more than 100 copies of this booklet.
Small CAPT hand Pictorial mixed pack
This pack provides 20 copies of each of the two pictorial booklets I'm only a baby but... and Now I can crawl , I can...
Code no: PCK004. £30.00 per pack. 
Please note that delivery charges above the Standard rate apply to orders of more than 2 packs.
Small CAPT hand Keep your baby safe (2005)
Answers those questions expectant and new parents have about choosing and using baby equipment and setting up their baby’s room. Includes advice on sleeping, changing nappies, bathing, feeding, playing and clothing their baby safely. Also serves as a useful update for those adding to their families.
A5, 16 pages.  Code no: BKT001.  £19.50 per 50 booklets.

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Small CAPT hand Babies (2007)
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is packed with top safety tips for parents and carers. It covers all the key accident hazards: falls, house fires, burns and scalds, chokings, suffocations, strangulations, drownings and poisonings. It also covers travelling in the car.  It is an updated and modern replacement of our popular Handle safely leaflet.  It has been written and designed as a hand-out for parents and other carers although it is also a useful refresher for professionals such as those working in crèches or childminding.
Code no. LEA020.  £10.95 per 100 leaflets.  £7.45 per 50 leaflets.

Small CAPT hand Toddlers and up (2008)
Key safety advice for parents and carers of toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Code no: LEA021.  £10.95 per 100 leaflets.  £7.45 per 50 leaflets.

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Small CAPT hand Step safely with a helping hand (2005)
Young children are naturally curious but they lack experience. Key safety advice for parents and carers of children aged 5 to 7.
Code no: LEA006.  £10.95 per 100 leaflets.  £7.45 per 50 leaflets. 
Small CAPT hand Step safely from the edge (2005)
As children grow up they start learning to do things for themselves - but they still need guidance and supervision.  Key safety advice for parents and carers of children aged 7 to 11.
Code no:  LEA007.  £10.95 per 100 leaflets.  £7.45 per 50 leaflets.

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Wallcharts

Small CAPT hand Accident alert! (2005)
Designed to help parents protect their growing baby, the grid correlates developmental stages from birth to pre-school with the most common causes of child accidents and appropriate safety advice. Comes flat for clinic or nursery wall or ready-folded to fit child health record books. Further information about this wallchart and to download a sample copy. 
A3 flat - Code no: CH001
A3 folded (140 x 148mm) - Code no: CH002
£29.25 per 25 copies. Copies branded with your organisation's logo or name can be supplied.
£1.75
per single copy up to 24 copies (including postage).

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Posters

Small CAPT hand Poster pack
The pack brings together one each of four colourful, attractive posters carrying important safety messages about preventing child accidents for use in clinics, playgroups, nurseries, schools, community centres – in fact anywhere that parents with young children visit regularly.  There are four topic related posters covering falls down stairs, hot drink scalds, choking hazards, and in-car safety.  You can view the choking, scalds, falls and children in cars posters on the home and garden and road safety pages of our website.
Code no: PCK001.  £7.45 per pack.

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Sample copies

You can obtain one sample copy of any of our safety booklets or leaflets by:

In each case, you should state clearly the titles and code numbers of the samples you wish to receive. You should also give a contact name and telephone number.  

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