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
July
- CSL's social media themes: water safety, sun safety, camping/road trip safety, summer poisons, World Drowning Prevention Day (July 21)
- July 7: National Injury Prevention Day. For more information visit Parachute's page here
- July 15: CSL segment on CTV Morning Live re. summer poisoning risks for kids. Airs at 7: 15 a.m.!
- July 21: second call out for poison prevention supplies in NS (cabinet locks and lock bags) Nova Scotia: Lock Bag (limit of 36 per centre) – IWK Child Safety Link Cabinet Locks (Nova Scotia only) – IWK Child Safety Link
August
- CSL's social media themes: fireworks safety, pedestrian safety, helmet safety, playground safety, road trip safety, camping safety
- Last call out for CSL baby gate grant - apply for funding to receive before fall prevention month. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1b1Dd3oRh7gBTaadU6CSOhbqQTub5wjQxvAK7QlLum4o/edit
- August 6: Parachute Vision Zero webinar: Managing speed, saving lives. Registration info here: Click here to register: Webinar Registration - Zoom
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: Webinar: "Observations from a roadside study: Comparing driver information sources, sociodemographic factors and child restraint use and misuse" (stay tuned for link soon!)
- 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
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: Save the date! Webinar with Barbara Morrongiello, Professor in Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Child/Youth Injury Prevention: more details coming soon!
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