CSN Webinars

Child maltreatment (including sexual, physical and emotional abuse) and neglect are serious public health problems resulting in harm or threat of harm among children under the age of 18. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 1 in 7 U.S. children have experienced…

Thank you for joining us for our State Technical Assistance Webinar (STAW) on September 15, 2022 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET.  In honor of Suicide Prevention month, we discussed cultural approaches to child and adolescent suicide prevention and postvention. Our presenters were: Dr. Obari Cartman is…

Promoting Child Safety Programs Thank you for joining us on July 21, 2022 for our mid-summer discussion on how we can promote child safety programs to our intended audiences, including children and adolescents, parents, healthcare providers, and educators. During this webinar, we heard from…

  Health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for everyone and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of any socially defined circumstances1. Research shows that Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color (BIPOC), low-income, rural, and other socially…

  Although drowning death rates have decreased in the United States overall by 32%, because of racial /ethnic disparities in drowning risk, rates among American Indian or Alaska Native persons and Black or African American persons remain high. Drowning is the leading cause of injury death…

  Unpacking the Behavioral and Mental Health Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents Please join us for our upcoming State Technical Assistance Webinar on May 19, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET. During this STAW, we will focus on the behavioral and mental health implications of…

  The Child Safety Learning Collaborative (CSLC), an initiative of the Children’s Safety Network (CSN) at Education Development Center (EDC), aims to reduce injury and violence among infants, children and youth. Now in its third cohort, the CSLC builds Title V capacity through technical…

Commemorate National Poison Prevention Week by learning about risk and protective factors for poisonings among young children and how these injuries can be prevented. Medication errors and unsupervised exposures to medications are responsible for approximately 1,100 poison control center-reported…

To download the slides, click here. This State Technical Assistance Webinar focused on how Title V agencies can develop a knowledgeable, skilled workforce able to implement new programs and innovations. .Workforce development is a key component of successful change strategies and projects in all…

  Self-driving (autonomous) vehicles are no longer an abstract futuristic idea.  While the expectation is that autonomous vehicles will lead to a decrease in traffic-related injuries there are still a lot of unknowns. One prominent question for those who work with and care for children is…

Thank you for joining us on January 20 for the first State Technical Assistance Webinar of 2022.  During this STAW, we focused  on infant, child, and adolescent death review.  Abby Collier, Director of the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention, presented on the National…

CEU: As a reminder, CSN does not provide CEU or certificates for our webinars. While the risk of suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native youth is 2.5 times higher than the general population, suicide rates vary across tribal communities. Preventing suicide by using a culturally relevant,…

Fires and burns are the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths to US children ages birth to 19 years.1 Every year, nearly 300 children and adolescents die from fire or burn injuries and over 100,000 are admitted to a hospital or treated in an emergency department.2 Risk of fire…

Thank you for joining our latest State Technical Assistance Webinar (STAW) on September 16, 2021 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET.  During this interactive STAW, the Children's Safety Network introduced their new tool: Health Equity Planner to Implement and Spread Child Safety Strategies in Communities…

The final application informational webinar will be hosted on September 7, 2021.  No registration is required and phone lines will remain open so that participants can readily ask questions and engage in the conversation.   This fall, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (…

Many factors contribute to the high rate of motor vehicle-related deaths among teens – including lack of driving experience, lack of seat belt use, excessive speed, distractions, and drug and alcohol impairment. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens with nearly seven…

Access the slides The application informational webinar will be hosted on August 4 on Ring Central.  No registration is required and phone lines will remain open so that participants can readily ask questions and engage in the conversation.   This fall, the Health Resources and…

The application informational webinar will be hosted twice over the summer (July 22 and August 4).  Phone lines will remain open so that participants can readily ask questions and engage in the conversation.   This fall, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA)…

  The July State Technical Assistance Webinar (STAW) covered the importance of working with a team in quality improvement work and the role of the team leader. The discussion highlighted the role of the team leader, including the skills and responsibility necessary to ensure success of a…

  Using Quality Improvement to Advance Child Safety Strategies During this experiential State Technical Assistance Webinar, the Children’s Safety Network team will dive into the importance of using quality improvement methods to develop your child safety strategies during times of…