Children and young people travelling in cars is an everyday occurrence and protecting them from harm during a journey, even a short one, is vital. Yet, you will often see an unrestrained child moving around inside a vehicle, or a young baby being carried on the lap of...

Child Safety Week is an annual community education campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide. We help families build confidence and skills in managing the real risks to...

The NSPCC have shared information about a new initiative - You might have heard some of the heartbreaking stories being shared through the 'Everyone’s Invited' site. With at least a third of sexual offences against children being committed by other young people, it's...

Body image and self-esteem are important issues for young people. They can worry about how they look, how they feel about themselves, their perception of what others might think about them, etc. They can also be easily influenced by what they see on social media or in...

Parents are being urged to talk to their children about rail safety amid fears of another surge in trespass incidents as coronavirus rules are eased. There was a surge in reckless behaviour on the tracks by under-18s last summer after the first national lockdown was...

Road safety is a great subject to engage children and young people with. Even the youngest children know something about road safety because everyone uses roads, and road danger affects everyone. It’s also a vitally important subject. Road crashes are a major cause of...

The Child Accident Prevention Trust has highlighted the dangers associated with magnetic toys where a child may swallow the magnets. Concerns have been raised following the case of a three-year-old child in Northern Ireland. If a child swallows the small balls,...

Public Health England has launched new Psychological First Aid training resource. The online training course, developed by PHE, is now available for those supporting children and young people affected by the Corona virus (COVID-19). People who care for or work with...

A new knife crime toolkit is available in response to the levels of knife crime in London and the rest of the UK. BraveSpace has been working with The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime to develop a Knife Crime Toolkit. This intervention is for children on court...

While lockdown continues and schools remain closed for a while longer, it's likely that children and young people will be spending more time online. It's important that their online activity does not place them at risk from exploitation and grooming, but parents often...