Child Safety Link is proud to provide evidence-based advice and information to Maritime parents and caregivers. The fact that our advice is evidence-based means that we rely on recent research to inform our thinking. On this page you’ll find some of the documents that are the foundation of our advice, and some reports based on the latest science.
Child Safety Link's Contribution to Injury Prevention
Child Safety Link has played a pivotal role in reducing the burden of preventable injuries among children and youth across Atlantic Canada for over a decade. This contribution analysis was commissioned to assess our effectiveness in achieving its intended outcomes, identify its contributions to system level change, and inform future directions for the program. Read the full contribution analysis report here.
Advocacy
CSL created a framework to define advocacy in relation to child and youth injury prevention and to provide guidance to its application within our mandate and work plan.
Atlantic Canada injury reports
- The Atlantic Cost of Injury Report 2022 [Go to Atlantic Tab]
- For provincial infographics and webinar presentation on the Atlantic Cost of Injury report, click here
- Infographic: The cost of unintentional injury in Atlantic Canada, Youth Aged 15-19
- Preventing Serious Injuries in Children and Youth in Atlantic Canada: A Guide for Decision Makers
- Prévenir les blessures graves chez les enfants et les adolescents du Canada atlantique – Un guide pour les décideurs
- Atlantic Canada: Child & Youth Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations – 10 Years in Review (2004-2013)
- 2004-2013 Report and Infographics
- 1996-2005 Report
Social Policy reports
- Being an Influencer for Social Policy – Dec 2020
- Être un influenceur pour les politiques sociales -Dec 2020
- Risky Play Primer (2017)
Engagement reports
- Barriers to addressing child and youth injury prevention in Nova Scotia: Engagement project report - Feb 2021
- Newcomers Needs Assessment on Children and Youth Injury Prevention
Safety on the Road reports
- Nova Scotia Child Restraint Use: An Observational Roadside Study - Preliminary report (2024 research)
- Child Safety Link Backgrounder: In Focus: Safe Transportation of Children with Special Health Care Needs (December 2020)
- Child Safety Link Backgrounder: Child Passenger Safety in Taxis in Nova Scotia: Report and Recommendations (April 2019)
- Infographic: Kids in Cars in Atlantic Canada – What You Need to Know
* Sources cited document available here: references - Highlights from the Nova Scotia Child Passenger Safety Strategy from 2005-2015
- Child Passenger Safety Primer (overview of the issue)
- Child Passenger Safety Symposium 2016 report
- Preventing Serious Injuries in Children and Youth in Atlantic Canada: A Guide for Decision Makers