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How we help

We’re the UK’s leading experts in child accident prevention, offering safety alerts, safety advice, training and free resources to help secure a safer world for all our children.

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Safety advice

Find out how you can keep children and young people safe with our practical, actionable advice on the main accident risks.

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Free resources

Download our free educational resources including a parents pack, fact sheets, display materials and session plans to run workshops with families.

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Safety alerts

Sign up for our free emails for parents and practitioners and stay up-to-date with the latest risks, resources and safety advice.

Training

Keen to learn more? We share our expertise through various training opportunities. Attend one of our open courses or commission your own.

Projects

Projects

Learn about our Scar Free project, preventing life-changing burns to Manchester’s babies and toddlers.

Featured safety advice

Burns

Burns

Threats to breathing

Choking

Drowning

Falls

Falls

Poisoning

Poisoning

Road safety

Nappy sacks danger

Suffocation

Blind cord

Strangulation

The need for our work

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How you can help

With your help, we can reach even more families with life-saving advice.

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Share our advice

Connect with us on social media and share our safety posts to help us reach more people.

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Make a donation

Our ambition is to put an end to the terrible tragedies that no family should endure. Please give what you can.

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Become a partner

We rely on partnerships with companies and trade bodies to help fund our vital work. Join us in this critical mission.

What free resources can I get?

Child Safety Week Parent's Pack

Parents’ pack

A collection of our most popular facts and safety tips in one easy to download file.

Fact sheets - Child Accident Prevention Trust

Fact sheets

Bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children.

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Translated fact sheets

We’ve translated some of our popular fact sheets into additional languages.

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Free printed resources

Free printed flyers, posters, session plans and picture books on button battery safety.

Session plans - Child Accident Prevention Trust

Session plans

Prompt cards illustrating eight common safety scenarios, complemented by short workshop outlines.

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Activity sheets

Our activity sheets for children and their parents are free for you to download and share.

Choking poster pack

Display materials

All the resources you’ll need to create an accident prevention display for your setting.

Social media pack - Child Accident Prevention Trust

More resources

Browse our resource centre by topic or type of resource to explore our full list of free resources.

Child Safety Week

Save the date: Child Safety Week 2027 runs from
Monday 7th to Sunday 13th June.

Learn more and sign up to receive updates

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Our educational resources help staff and volunteers engage effectively with the families they support. Order yours here.

About us

The Child Accident Prevention Trust is the only UK charity to focus on preventing death and serious injury to children from avoidable accidents. Learn more about what we do.

Getting in touch

Find out who to contact if you need to know more.

Please note that our small size means we’re unable to offer prevention advice on individual cases.