Child Injury Prevention
Your child’s safety comes first
Nothing is more important than the health and safety of your child. And we want to make sure you have the information and guidance you need to protect them from preventable accidents and injuries.
Find registration information about our community injury prevention programs, including car seat safety checks and a variety of parenting classes, as well as simple safety tips you can use right away.
Car seat safety check program
Studies show that nearly 80 percent of children's car seats used nationwide are not properly installed. To address this problem, we teamed up with George Matick Chevrolet to offer free car seat safety checks to parents throughout Southeast Michigan.
New parent classes
A variety of free and low-cost classes are available to new parents planning their births at any Corewell Health hospital in Southeast Michigan. Topics include baby care and safety, infant car seat safety, infant CPR, breastfeeding, and more.
Raising Resilient Children program
These classes give parents and caregivers with children 0 to 16 years old simple, practical strategies to strengthen relationships, manage stress, build healthy habits, and address other common problems.
Child safety tips
Fixing a few common safety issues can dramatically reduce your child’s risk of injury. Follow these simple, easy tips to keep them safer at home and at play. And for even more injury prevention advice, visit Safe Kids Worldwide.