Child Safety Link recognizes and promotes numerous recognized injury prevention days and weeks throughout the year. Keep an eye on this page to learn about upcoming events and click the links for more information! If you have an event that we may be interested in, please email our Public Relations Coordinator at julie.harrington@iwk.nshealth.ca . Thanks!
2025 CSL's Calendar of Injury Prevention Promotions
September
- CSL's social media themes: pedestrian safety, playground safety, helmet safety, child passenger safety
- September 21-27: national Child Passenger Safety Week
- September 22 at 11 a.m. : Webinar with Katherine Hutka, Child Safety Link: "Observations from a roadside study: Comparing driver information sources, sociodemographic factors and child restraint use and misuse". Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f43fa62-8ab6-4a4f-b0de-dceab8639921@8eb23313-ce75-4345-a56a-297a2412b4db
- September 23: CSL segment on CTV Morning Live re. Child Passenger Safety Week
- September 24: Cybex Safety Summit (stay tuned for more info)
- September 27: Seat Check Saturday (share the details of your local event and we can help you promote it! Send to katherine.hutka@iwk.nshealth.ca)
October
- CSL's social media themes: mushroom safety, Halloween safety, carbon monoxide safety
- October 24-28: Canadian Conference for Global Health, Halifax Convention Centre and online. Click here for more info and to register: Click here to REGISTER for CCGH 2025
- October 23 at 2 p.m.: Webinar with Dr. Claire Benny, PhD: Social determinants of injury-attributable emergency department visits in Canada. Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eac7baea-2747-4208-9ae3-e3d95264b554@8eb23313-ce75-4345-a56a-297a2412b4db
November
- CSL's social media themes: carbon monoxide safety, winter car seat safety, winter sport helmet safety
- November is Falls Prevention Month. New resource coming soon: Child Fall Prevention Toolkit
- Nov. 3: CSL segment on CTV Morning Live re. Falls Prevention Month
- Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.: Save the date! Webinar with Barbara Morrongiello, Professor in Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Child/Youth Injury Prevention. Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/970ecdee-d1ea-4298-ad29-0a24158fb2f5@8eb23313-ce75-4345-a56a-297a2412b4db
December
- CSL's social media themes: holiday safety, toy safety, carbon monoxide safety, winter car seat safety, winter sport helmet safety
- Dec. 9: CSL segment on CTV Morning Live re. safe toy buying tips