Child Safety - Injury and Child Fatality Prevention

Preventing child abuse and child fatalities is a community effort. A child’s death is a tragic event. Each year in Nevada, over 100 children die from preventable causes of death.

Suicide Prevention

• Office of Suicide Prevention
• Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention
• Crisis Call Center
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Helpful Resources

• CDC: Injury Prevention and Control
• Medication Safety
• Ninos y Medicamentos de Casa
• FDA Drug Disposal Brochure
• Preventing Burns
• Preventing Choking
• The A B C & Ds of Drowning Prevention
• Las A, B, C & D de la Prevencion de Ahogamiento
• Safe Sleep for Your Baby
• Cunas Seguras Para los Bebes
• Furniture Safety
• Seguridad de los Muebles
• Child Gun Safety
• Las Armas de Furego y la Seguridad de los Ninos
• Choose your Partner Carefully
• Escoja a su Companero con Cuidado
• Responding to a School Crisis
• Understanding Childhood Trauma

Ensure Medical Safety

If your child relies on electrically operated medical equipment and you need help to ensure an uninterrupted power supply, please contact NV Energy for help.

Kids and Hot Cars

It is never a good idea to leave a child alone in a car any time of the year, but during summer months it is extremely dangerous. A child left alone in a vehicle, even for a short period of time, is in danger of abduction, injury, dehydration and even death. Very young children (age 4 and under) are particularly vulnerable to hyperthermia. Remember in Nevada, it is a misdemeanor to leave a child unattended in a vehicle (NRS 202.575).