National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect: The mission of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) is to facilitate the secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect. By making data available to a larger number of researchers, NDACAN seeks to provide a relatively inexpensive and scientifically productive means for researchers to explore important issues in the child maltreatment field

Child Welfare League of America: The Child Welfare League of America, in cooperation with the state child welfare agencies, presents the nation's first comprehensive, interactive child welfare database: the National Data Analysis System (NDAS).

National Center for Child Fatality Review: A comprehensive series of resources including a searchable directory of the State, Federal, National and International organizations which have responsibilities for child fatality review.

ICAN National Center on Child Fatality Review: www.ICAN-NCFR.org. This web site is dedicated exclusively to the mission of the National Center on Child Fatality Review. A comprehensive series of resources can be found here, including a searchable directory of the State, Federal, National and International organizations which have responsibilities for child fatality review.

The Safe Child Program: The Safe Child Program is a comprehensive curriculum which teaches prevention of sexual, emotional and physical abuse by people known to the child; prevention of abuse and abduction by strangers;and safety in self-care.

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health: A specialized MCH Library of more than 20,000 items, online educational resources, including an MCH Organizations Database of more than 2,000 records, content for the federal Combined Health Information Database (CHID), national guidelines, conference proceedings, "lessons learned," and other materials for professionals and families, electronic reference services via the NCEMCH Web site and individualized technical assistance via the Information Services project. Please note: Click on "Data and Research Tools" and then, once in that section, go to "Search MCHLine" using the key search words "child abuse" "child fatalities", "child injuries"etc.. SIDS/SUIDS

Guidelines for Death Scene Investigation of SUIDs: CDC MMWR. Because no uniform procedure has been developed for collecting and evaluating information on sudden, unexplained infant deaths (SUIDs) in the United States, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives recommended in 1992 that the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Interagency Panel on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) establish a standard scene investigation protocol for SUIDs.

National SIDS Resource Center: provides information services and technical assistance on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)and related topics.

Distinguishing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome From Child Abuse Fatalities:American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement -Pediatrics Volume 94, Number 1 July 1994, p 124-126.

Investigation and Review of Unexpected Infant and Child Deaths: American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement - Pediatrics Volume 104, Number 5 November 1999, pp 1158-1160

Changing Concepts of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement - Volume 105, Number 3 March 2000, pp 650-656

American Academy of Pediatrics: Infant Sleep Positioning and SIDS. Parents and caregivers should place healthy infants on their backs when putting them down to sleep. This is because recent studies have shown an increase in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in infants who sleep on their stomachs. There is no evidence that sleeping on the back is harmful to healthy infants.

Study Suggests Link Between SIDS and Nighttime Breathing Disorder: American Lung Association

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance . This site is your gateway to support for families experiencing the death of a baby or anyone seeking the latest, quality-assured information about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and ways to reduce SIDS risk.

SIDS Network Link: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death (SIDS/OID)Information Web Site.

Searchable database: Child Fatalities Selected Articles - Child fatalities in alleged child maltreatment reports in the United States. Injury Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Home Page: Part of the Center for Disease Control, (NCIPC) works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries.

Harborview Injury Prevention And Research Center (HIPRC): Researching how and why people suffer injuries, and what can be done to prevent them. At this web site you will find information about the Center, the researchers and their various projects and interests, links to other injury- related sites, news and information about injury control, as well as useful prevention materials for you to download and distribute.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy: With a key theme of "Science Informing Programs and Policy in Injury Control," the Center's mission is to use a public health approach to understand injuries and reduce their occurrence, severity and consequence.

Injury Control Resource Information Network -ICRIN: A dynamic list of key Internet accessible resources related to the field of injury research and control.

Kids and Guns: Common Sense About Kids and Guns is a public education organization dedicated to motivating parents, and all adults, to take positive action to protect kids from gun deaths and injuries

Children's Safety Network Home Page: The Children's Safety Network (CSN) National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center provides resources and technical assistance to maternal and child health agencies and other organizations seeking to reduce unintentional injuries and violence to children and adolescents. This site contains publications and resources produced by CSN and other EDC injury prevention projects.

National SAFE KIDS Website: The National SAFE KIDS Campaign?s mission is to prevent the number one killer of children ? unintentional injury.

The Maternal Child and Health Bureau: A part of the Department of Health and Human Services.

STIPDA - State & Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association: promotes, sustains, and enhances the ability of state and territorial public health departments to reduce death and disability associated with injuries.

National Safety Council Home Page: Safety, health & environmental resources including a comprehensive system of tracking and compiling injury and illness data, an annual publication of Accident Facts, a major compendium of statistics, and the Journal of Safety Research, an international interdisciplinary scientific quarterly.

CPSC Home Page: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: an independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer product.

Think First: THINK FIRST, the National Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Program works to prevent brain, spinal cord and other traumatic injuries.

American Academy of Pediatrics: American Academy of Pediatrics Web site: the AAP is an organization of over 57,000 pediatricians.

The CDC Prevention Guidelines Database: The Prevention Guidelines Database is a comprehensive compendium of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities.

Violence Prevention

Join Together Online: a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.

Hands Without Guns: Provides community youth and anti-violence projects with information, guidance and materials for education and organizing on the issue of youth violence, with respect to both the specific issue of youth and guns, and the broader issue of violence in the community.

HELP Network's Home Page: an international network of medical and allied organizations and individuals dedicated to reducing the epidemic of handgun violence in this country

The Early Prevention of Violence: A database of information on resources related to the early prevention (0-6) of violence.

Partnerships Against Violence Network: PAVNET Online is a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies. It is a "one-stop," searchable, information resource to help reduce redundancy in information management and provide clear and comprehensive access to information for States and local communities

Student Pledge Against Gun Violence: A national observance giving students throughout the country the chance to sign a voluntary promise that they will: never carry a gun to school, never resolve a dispute with a gun, use their influence with their friends to keep them from resolving disputes with gun. The Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence and national distribution of the Student Pledge will take place on October 21st, 1999.

Transportation Safety

Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: How to buy a helmet and other Frequently Asked Questions, resource lists, statistics, helmet sources, videos, background info and more.

American Academy of Pediatrics Web Site: The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 55,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Web site includes order form for publications on professional education, patient education, and practice management.

NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Recalls, crash tests, stuff for kids, car safety, air bag information.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: vehicle ratings, safety facts, driver death rates, injury, collision and theft losses, publications, and films related to highway safety.

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Home Page: A database of traffic safety consumer information.

Oregon Department of Transportation: information about Oregon road projects, laws and safety, travel advisories, etc.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: (CPSC) An independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products.

Information about Oregon road projects, laws and safety, travel advisories, etc. (Oregon Department of Transportation)

Alcohol-Related Traffic Crashes and Fatalities Among Youth and Young Adults (www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/m0039652/m0039652.htm) Farm Safety

Causes of fatal farm accidents involving children(www.labour.gov.sk.ca/farmsafety/kids/kids4.htm)

The Health Services accepts no legal responsibility for, nor does it endorse or otherwise promote, any material or opinion that may be accessed through these sites, nor for any material or other loss or damage that results from access to, or denial of access to, any of these sites. As with any source of information, you need to have a critical eye and assess the credibility of your sources.