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The Riley Community Education and Child Advocacy Department develops education and advocacy programs and resources for children, adolescents, families and professionals for use in their communities. From Fort Wayne to Indianapolis to Evansville, to every community in between, we think of all Hoosier children as “Riley Kids.” To accomplish our mission, we advocate for Safe Children by providing educational resources to all children and care providers about injury prevention.
Resources address the following topics:
- Fire Safety
- Bike Safety
- Skateboard/In-Line skating safety
- Water Safety
- Playground Safety
- Firearm Safety
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- Poison safety
- Pedestrian safety
- Scald safety
- Car safety
- School bus safety
- Sun safety
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- Halloween safety
- Baby walker dangers
- Violence prevention
- Emergency number safety
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Toolboxes with instructions and teaching materials available for loan to local communities:
- Bicycle safety
- Fire safety
- Water safety
Manuals with instructions for conducting/setting up programs:
- Riley Riders and Striders Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Smart Guidebook
- Riley Water Wise Game
Activity sheets, brochures, promotional items:
- Safety Smart activity sheets (13 areas of injury prevention)
- Skating safety
- Skateboard safety fact sheet
- In-line skating safety fact sheet
- Fire Safety for Children with Special Needs
- Playground safety resource packet
- Check Detector stickers (reminders to inspect smoke detectors)
- Safety Smart stickers
- Matches and Lighters poster
Programs available for loan to communities:
- Dirty Dozen Playground Safety slide presentation (12 leading hazards on playgrounds)
- Next Door Neighbors puppets and scripts (violence prevention, prejudice)
[Keywords: community education, child advocacy, safe children]
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