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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2012-. Parents central: From car seats to car keys--Keeping kids safe. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, multiple items.

Annotation: This website for parents provides information about keeping children safe while they are riding in motor vehicles, riding bicycles, or walking. Information is provided about car seat safety, safety related to school buses and bicycles, how to keep adolescents safe as they are learning to drive, and car-related safety issues such as backovers, heatstroke, seatbelt entanglement, and trunk entrapment.

Contact: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., West Building, Washington, DC 20590, Telephone: (888) 327-4236 Secondary Telephone: (800)424-9153 Web Site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bicycle safety, Car seats, Child safety, Consumer education materials, Infants, Injury prevention, Motor vehicle injuries, Motor vehicle safety, Safety, School buses, Seat belts, Traffic safety, Walking, Young children

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. 2000. Putting children first. Washington, DC: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, 37 pp.

Annotation: This publication outlines lessons learned from motor vehicle crashes involving children as well as recent changes that have been made to prevent future motor vehicle crashes. It also discusses many of the child safety challenges the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) believes still need to be addressed. Topics discussed include: car air bags and children; the establishment of permanent child safety seat fitting stations; child occupant protection laws; car designs that focus on children; school transportation for children; zero alcohol tolerance for drivers under age 21; graduated driver licensing for new and novice drivers; boating safety; and child restraints in aviation. The report concludes with NTSB recommendations for improved child safety.

Contact: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, 490 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC 20594, Telephone: (202) 314-6000 E-mail: form on the website Web Site: http://www.ntsb.gov Available from the website. Document Number: NTSB/SR-00-02.

Keywords: Aviation, Boating, Car seats, Child safety, Children, Driver education, Drivers licenses, Motor vehicle safety, School buses

Pitcher GD, Poland S. 1992. Crisis intervention in the schools. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 246 pp. (Guilford school practitioner series)

Annotation: This handbook, for individuals working in schools, provides straightforward guidelines for crisis intervention and prevention techniques designed specifically for the school setting. Covering individual child-centered crises such as abuse, divorce, family violence, and suicide, as well as larger school or community-based crises such as serious bus accidents, in-school violence, and natural disasters, the book features case studies and personal reactions from all levels of school personnel. It also includes sample handouts for parents, students, and teachers, lists of community networking resources, and sample 'to-do' lists for every potential member of a crisis team.

Contact: Guilford Press, 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012, Telephone: (800) 365-7006 Contact Phone: (800) 365-7006 Fax: (212) 966-6708 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=home.html&cart_id= $25.00 plus $3.50 shipping and handling.

Keywords: Child abuse, Child neglect, Crisis intervention, Family violence, Injuries, Injury prevention, Mental health services, Motor vehicle injuries, School buses, School personnel, Schools, Violence prevention