Our services

We give free child safety advice to parents and carers, support professionals working with children and families, support senior professionals and policymakers and advise the government and organisations on child safety.

Child safety advice to families

We give free child safety advice to parents and carers on our website, including activities on popular safety topics
We distribute family-friendly resources like picture booklets, leaflets, posters and DVDs. Staff working with families can buy these from our shop, and distribute them to parents and carers in their local communities
We spread key safety messages and help change behaviour through our safety campaigns. We reach millions of children, young people, parents and grandparents UK-wide through Child Safety Week. One in ten parents surveyed made their children safer from serious accidents because of this work

Supporting professionals working with children and families

We support over 25,000 frontline staff UK-wide who work with children, young people, and their families. We provide:

factsheets, good practice guides and child safety resources for professionals
monthly email newsletters packed with the latest safety information and advice
a number of in-house training, consultancy and mentoring services

Supporting senior professionals and policymakers

Our Making the Link project supports senior practitioners and policymakers working to prevent unintentional injury to children and young people in England. We carry out the following activities:

Partnership and networking events
Specialist master classes on child injury prevention
Mentoring local authorities and public health teams
Sharing of best practice case studies and strategies
Sharing of local evidence of what works in child injury prevention
Visit the Making the Link website

Advising the government and organisations on child safety

We give specialist support and guidance to local and central government and the NHS
We provide expert advice and consultancy to companies who want their products to be child safe
We share evidence on what works, building on our links with leading researchers

Latest

Super strong magnets

High-strength magnets can burn through a child’s gut if they swallow them, causing life-threatening injuries - and doctors are seeing a worrying increase in the number of cases. Read our tips on how you can keep your child safe.
Are your used batteries really ‘flat’?

We may think ‘flat’ button batteries are harmless. But ‘flat’ lithium coin cell batteries can still hold enough power to cause serious damage if swallowed, even when they are too flat to work.
Mother’s plea after daughter dies swallowing button battery

The mother of two-year-old Harper-Lee Fanthorpe has issued a heartbroken plea to other parents, urging them to check their homes for button batteries.
Warning to parents after battery death of two-year-old

Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board has issued a warning to parents after the death of a toddler who swallowed a button battery.

Donate

Every penny of your donation counts towards the vital work we do in preventing childhood accidents and life-changing injuries. Please donate what you can.
Supporting practitioners

Preventing childhood accidents is vital in ensuring all children grow up in a safe, stimulating environment. You can play an important part in making that happen.
Mentoring

Mentoring has been described as having ‘a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction’. CAPT consultants work alongside staff in organisations as an adviser and coach.
Targeted awareness campaigns

With our support, you can boost engagement in accident prevention from key local agencies AND heighten child safety awareness and action levels among parents in your area.
Consultancy service

CAPT’s consultancy service can help your organisation to shape its accident prevention work. We can help you to identify local priorities and develop evidence-based strategies and programmes.
In-house training

Our training helps your workforce make the most of every contact with parents and carers, and offer consistent, evidence-based advice on child safety.
Our values

We want children to lead active, healthy lives. Children need to experiment, play and take risks. But there’s a balance to be struck. No parent wants their child disabled or killed in an accident that can be prevented.
Conferences

Alongside open courses we also organise conferences and seminars where you can super charge your knowledge of child accident prevention and network with colleagues.
Business partnerships

Meet our supporters – the companies and industry bodies whose commitment to child safety helps us to prevent serious harm to thousands of children in the UK each year.
Our priorities

Our priority is to undertake child accident prevention activities that reduce serious injury rates among all children and young people and, in particular, reduce the marked inequalities between richer and poorer children.

Button batteries

Button batteries, particularly big, powerful lithium coin cell batteries, can badly hurt or kill a small child if they swallow one and it gets stuck in their food pipe. Find out how to keep children safe.
Why are grapes so dangerous?

Doctors have issued a stark warning that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
Making sense of accidents

Many accidents are a part of growing up. Children need to explore and experiment. But some children suffer the pain of serious accidents that can alter the course of their lives forever. Most of these serious accidents are completely preventable by making simple solutions or changes to routines.
Choking

Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something, or swallowing something dangerous. Be particularly aware of sweet items such as mini eggs around Easter time - these are exactly the same size as a toddler's airway.
About Child Safety Week

Find out more about our theme and how you can get involved, download our Information Pack and meet our official supporters.
Fact sheets

Bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children. Easy to read, use and share. Suitable for printing off, emailing, Whatsapp-ing or posting on social.
In-car safety

Most car accidents happen close to home. Child car seats can keep your child safe. But not every seat fits every car. And if a seat is fiddly to use, you may be tempted not bother with it on short journeys. Here are our top tips for choosing the best car seat for your child.
Falls

Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury to children. While most falls aren’t serious – active children often fall over – some falls can lead to death or long-term disability.
Burns and scalds

95% of all childhood burns and scalds happen at home. Most are caused in the day-to-day situations that many parents don’t anticipate, like children reaching for hot coffee or grabbing hair straighteners.
Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here.