WORLD: BURN AWARENESS WEEK 2015
Burn Awareness Week, observed during the first full week of February, is designed to provide an opportunity for burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and...
View ArticleWORLD: WHO GLOBAL REPORT ON DROWNING AND EUROPEAN COMMENTARY
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the ‘Global report on drowning – preventing a leading killer’. Drowning claims the lives of 372 000 people a year worldwide, with over 90% of these...
View ArticleWORLD: SOCIAL MEDIA SUICIDE PREVENTION TOOL
Facebook have launched a new tool in the US to help users who are worried about a friends risk of suicide. If an individual sees a concerning post they can report it to facebook. Facebook then...
View ArticleEUROPE: CHILD MALTREATMENT: ACTION PLAN FOR WHO– EUROPE
On 17 September 2014 the 64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe adopted a resolution to implement the European child maltreatment prevention action plan 2015–2020. Read the rest of this...
View ArticleWORLD: WHO: INJURIES AND VIOLENCE: THE FACTS 2014
A new document by WHO highlights that more than 5 million people die each year as a result of injuries, resulting from acts of violence against oneself or others, road traffic crashes, burns, drowning,...
View ArticleWALES: NEW GUIDANCE ON MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PROBLEMS
Having both a mental health problem and a substance misuse problem – whether severe or moderate – can cause people and their families’ significant distress. The new guildlines will ensure services...
View ArticleUK: CHILD SAFETY WEEK IS COMING EARLY THIS YEAR
This year Child Safety Week comes early, running from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 June Read the rest of this entry »
View ArticleWORLD: NEW STUDY HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO SCALE UP VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS...
The Global status report on violence prevention 2014 reveals that 475 000 people were murdered in 2012, and homicide is the third leading cause of death globally for males aged 15-44 years,...
View ArticleUK: ROSPA’S 2ND FAMILY SAFETY WEEK
Monday, March 2 marked the beginning of RoSPA’s second national Family Safety Week Read the rest of this entry »
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