Safe Kids Northeast Florida
THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health at Wolfson Children’s Hospital is the lead organization for Safe Kids Northeast Florida.
Home Safety
Every parent wants their children to grow up healthy and strong in the place where they deserve to feel safest: at home. The good news is that there are simple and easy steps that families can take to protect their children.
Safety Experts
Safe Kids Northeast Florida works in the community to prevent unintentional injuries in children. Think of us as your go-to source for safety information.
Why Wolfson Advocates for Kids
Advocating for children is the most important part of our mission. Through THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health at Wolfson Children’s, we reach beyond the walls of the hospital to promote safe and healthy childhoods for all kids in our region.
Home Safety Tips
Useful tips to prevent falls, poisoning, burns, scalds, drownings and more.
Home Safety Checklist
Use this list and go room by room to check all the areas of your home.
Safe Kids Northeast Florida
THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health at Wolfson Children’s Hospital is the lead organization for Safe Kids Northeast Florida.
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TV Tip-Overs
Every 45 minutes, a child is sent to the emergency room due to a TV tipping over. Learn how to secure your TV to prevent injury.
TV and Furniture Tip-Over Prevention Tips
Fire Safety
We partner with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Firehouse Subs to spread the word about fire safety in our community. Qualified families can get a free smoke detector or the batteries in an existing device replaced, by calling 904-630-CITY (2489).
Fire Safety Tips
Medication Safety
Parents and grandparents can get busy with the daily demands of life and easily forget medicine dangers lurking in the home, but there are things you can do to keep children safe from harm.
Medication Safety Tips
Gun Safety
We need to take extra precautions when kids are in an environment where guns are present. Here are some things you need to know about keeping kids safe around guns.
Gun Safety Tips
Battery Safety
As young children develop, they often learn by touch and by putting things into their mouths. Every three hours a child is treated in an emergency room after swallowing a button battery, but there are few things you can do to keep batteries where they belong.
Button Battery Safety Tips
Laundry Packet Safety
Liquid laundry detergent packets are designed to dissolve in water, so when they come in contact with a child's wet hands or mouths, they start to dissolve and might release the concentrated liquid. A few simple steps can help avoid poisoning.
Liquid Laundry Packet Safety Tips
Special Needs Children - Home Safety Video Series
This video series provides simple, step-by-step instructions to help families of children with physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities stay safe in the home.