Safe Kids Washington

Who We Are

Local, National, Global

Safe Kids Washington is a network of local community coalitions across the state working to prevent the No. 1 killer of children – unintentional injury.

Our mission is to create safe and injury free communities in Washington State with a focus on children age 0-19 years old. We believe the best way to share health and safety with a community is through its local community members, and the best way to keep children safe is for the whole community to be safe.

Safe Kids Washington is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of over 400 coalitions in over 30 countries focused on preventing unintentional childhood injury. The state office for Safe Kids Washington is based at Washington State Department of Health and collaborates with other state and national professionals across the US to develop and share best practices in injury prevention with local communities.

What We Do

Preventing childhood injuries at home, at play and on the way

Our priority areas aligned with the Safe Kids Worldwide strategic plan focus on Child Passenger Safety, Water Safety and Sleep Safety with a emphasis on equity and reaching communities that have experienced less investments in services and supports or racism and discrimination.

Additional topics our coalitions address include:

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• Teen passenger safety and young driver safety
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety - Traffic Garden Tool Kit
  • Other languages available at the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Publication Library
• Recreation and sports safety including concussion awareness
• Medication safety and poison prevention
• Fire, burn, and carbon monoxide safety
• Safe firearm storage
• Window falls and home safety
• ATV and Farm/Ranch safety

How We Do It

Local leaders create sustainable coalitions

We use a local community-based coalition model. Community members work with a local Safe Kids coordinator on topics of child safety that are important and relevant to that community.  The local coordinator connects the community to safety resources and helps plan community awareness events and safety trainings. Community members learn and help spread new skills and knowledge across their community. View our annual report on our Safe Kids-TBI Partnership (PDF)

You can find additional resources, videos and tips to keep your family safe at our Safe Kids Washington website or at Safe Kids Worldwide. Find your local Washington coalition below.