A free one-hour course from home: infant and child CPR, and first aid for choking, burns, scalds and drowning.
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Three hours practising infant and child CPR on manikins, plus choking, burns, poisoning and drowning first aid.
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One hands-on morning practising CPR, choking, drowning, burns and fever first aid for babies and toddlers.
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Learn what to do if your baby stops breathing, is choking or gets a minor burn, on your phone, no sign-up.
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Calls 000 in one tap and shows your exact location on screen, so you can tell them where to send help.
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First aid guides that work offline, a map of the nearest defibrillators, and urgent care wait times, in your pocket.
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Step-by-step first aid that works offline, with quizzes to practise, in many languages for grandparents and carers.
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Talk to a child health nurse, midwife or social worker about sleep, feeding, behaviour or how you're coping, 8am to 8pm every day.
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Five free visits from birth to age 3: growth, development, sleep, feeding and home safety, at home or a centre near you.
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Talk to a maternal child health nurse by phone or video call, from pregnancy until your child turns 5, every day until late.
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Child swallowed something? A poisons specialist tells you whether to watch at home, see a GP or go to hospital, any hour.
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Child sick at 2am? A registered nurse tells you whether to go to hospital, see a GP or care for them at home, 24 hours a day.
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Talk to a counsellor when pregnancy or the first year with a baby leaves you anxious, low or not yourself. Dads too.
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Free one-to-one counselling from pregnancy to your baby's first birthday, by video call or face to face in Perth.
Get startedFree counselling by phone or web chat any hour, for children and young people about family, school or anything on their mind.
Call or chat onlineTalk to a trained crisis supporter by phone or text when you feel overwhelmed or unsafe.
Call or textCounselling, information and support about domestic, family and sexual violence, by phone, text, chat or video.
Call or chat onlinePhone and online counselling for dads and men dealing with family, relationship or emotional stress.
Call or chat onlineTalk to a counsellor about anxiety, depression or feeling low as a parent.
Call or chat onlineFree advice on mental health support and a link to local services, for you or someone you care about.
Call or visit siteCall straight away if your child swallows medicine, cleaning products or anything else that might be poisonous; no need to wait for symptoms.
Call 13 11 26Free advice from child and family health nurses on sleep, feeding, behaviour and parent mental health.
Call or check onlineTalk to a Tresillian nurse about your newborn, baby or toddler, from 7am to 11pm every day.
Call or check onlineFree phone counselling for NSW parents and carers, 9am to 9pm weekdays and 4pm to 9pm weekends.
Call or check onlineChild swallowed, touched or breathed something? A poisons specialist tells you what to do, any hour.
Call or check onlineTalk to a maternal and child health nurse any time, day or night, about your baby or young child.
Call or check onlineCall if your child swallows, touches or breathes something that might be poisonous, and get advice on what to do.
Call or check onlineTalk to a registered nurse about a sick or hurt child, any hour, anywhere in Victoria.
Call or check onlineTalk to a registered nurse any time, with child health and breastfeeding advice from 7am to 9pm daily.
Call or check onlineFree, confidential phone and web counselling for Queensland and Territory parents and carers about any parenting worry.
Call or chat onlineCall straight away if your child swallows, touches or breathes something harmful; experts tell you exactly what to do.
Call or check onlineTalk to a child health nurse about your baby or young child's health, sleep, feeding or behaviour.
Call or check onlineFree, confidential phone counselling for parents and carers, weekdays 9am to 5pm.
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Four habits that keep toddlers safe around water at home: supervise, restrict, teach and respond.
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Five water safety steps for families with under-fives, taught through free songs, books, colouring sheets and an app.
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Swimming and water safety lessons from 6 months, with you in the water, at endorsed swim schools across WA.
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Low-cost school-holiday swimming lessons for WA children aged 5 to 17, at more than 175 pools and beaches.
Visit sitePractical advice to stop toddlers drowning in pools, baths, dams and every other water around home.
Visit siteFour actions, supervise, restrict, teach and respond, that keep toddlers safe around water.
Visit siteAffordable school-holiday swimming and water safety lessons, including in regional SA.
Visit siteSimple steps to keep toddlers safe in the bath, pool and around dams and beaches.
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Call with any question about your baby's sleep, weekdays 9am to 5pm (AEST), or read the guides from pregnancy to toddler.
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What to check before you buy a cot, pram, car seat, high chair or toy, new or second-hand, and how to use it safely at home.
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One free booklet covering every common injury in the first 12 months, with first aid steps on the same page.
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A map of trained fitters across WA who install and check your child's car seat, at your place or theirs.
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Hire a baby capsule, car seat or booster for a week or a year, with a trained fitter installing it in your car.
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Independent crash-test star ratings for over 200 car seats sold in Australia, so you can compare before you buy.
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Supervise, Separate, See: three habits and a gate that stop a slowly reversing car from hitting a toddler at home.
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Hold hands near traffic, use the kerb-side door, and teach Stop, Look, Listen and Think: one page for parents of little walkers.
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Why a window down barely helps, and the habits that keep babies and toddlers safe in the car over a Perth summer.
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See dates and bookFind an experienced child car seat fitter near your suburb to check or install your child's restraint.
Find a fitterAn expert checks your child's car seat is fitted right, with minor adjustments included in the $20 fee.
Call to bookHire a baby capsule, convertible seat or booster by the week or month instead of buying one.
See pricesFind an accredited restraint fitter near you anywhere in South Australia.
Find a fitterCall a local fitter in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport or Burnie to fit your child's car seat; free for Health Care Card holders, conditions apply.
Call a fitterKidsafe ACT checks your child's seat for damage and age, then adjusts the harness and headrest to fit.
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Which alarms to get, where they go, the monthly test, and how to make a fire escape plan your kids can follow.
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Search every recalled product in Australia and get an email when a cot, pram, toy or button battery you choose is recalled.
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Walk through a real home fitted out for young children and see the gates, locks and covers that work, weekdays 9am to 4pm.
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Walk your home with a free yes-or-no checklist, and learn the five first aid steps, including 20 minutes of cool running water.
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The window, balcony and change table checks that stop the falls that send most children to Perth Children's Hospital.
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Build a safe fenced play yard and check your farm for water, vehicle, quad bike and chemical dangers with a free checklist.
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When to keep the dog and your toddler apart, how to pat a dog safely, and how to get your dog ready for a new baby.
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A one-page check before you buy or wrap a present: age, small parts, button batteries, magnets, cords and the helmet that goes with the bike.
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See the hours today when the UV where you are is high enough to need hats, shade and sunscreen, with a daily alert.
Get the appAdvice on safe playgrounds and play equipment, plus home, road and water safety guides from Kidsafe.
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Teach your under-five to ask for help on screens, with a picture book, a song and a family tech agreement made with Play School.
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Three short games to play with your preschooler: a family technology plan for the fridge, how a photo travels, and who can help.
Play togetherPlain guides for parents and carers on keeping children safe online, from first screens onward.
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A free one-hour talk at your playgroup or mothers' group on safety at home, at play and in the car for under-fives.
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Hundreds of local playgroups for babies to five-year-olds and their carers, with other parents to learn safety alongside.
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Free, ad-free safety guides by age, with printable CPR and choking pictures, reviewed by children's hospital experts.
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Protective Behaviours, online safety and child protection education for schools, parents and agencies.
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Child safety training, policies and resources for families and the organisations that care for children.
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Tools to put the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations into practice: checklists, guides and templates.
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Child safety support for churches and faith groups: policies, screening and training.
Visit siteFree child safety education resources to help children recognise, react and report when something feels unsafe.
Visit siteThe state's child injury prevention charity, with fact sheets on car seats, driveways, pools and home safety.
Visit sitePlain fact sheets from the children's hospitals on illnesses, treatments and safety topics for parents.
Read fact sheetsFree advice for Victorian families on preventing injuries at home, on the road and at play.
Visit siteFact sheets, videos and podcasts from the hospital's clinicians to help you care for your child at home.
Read fact sheetsCar seat hire with fitting, home safety products and advice on preventing childhood injury.
Visit sitePlain guides on safe sleep, button batteries, poisons, burns, water and backyard safety for South Australian families.
Visit siteFree safety sheets for Tasmanian families on home, water, road, play and burns safety.
Visit siteCanberra's child injury prevention charity, with car seat help, capsule hire and safety advice.
Visit siteThe Territory's charity for preventing childhood accidents, with advice on home, water and playground safety.
Visit siteSupport and information for parents and carers worried about child sexual abuse.
Call or visit siteCall the Central Intake Team if you are worried about a child's safety or wellbeing. Call 000 if life is at risk.
Call or check onlineWA's after-hours line for urgent worries about a child's safety.
Call nowCall if you think a child is at risk of abuse or neglect. Open all day, every day. In danger now, call 000.
Call or check onlineContact Child Protection if you believe a child is being harmed or is at risk, with an after-hours emergency line.
Call or check onlineCall a Regional Intake Service on weekdays 9am to 5pm, or the After Hours Service Centre outside business hours.
Call or check onlineCall if you think a child is being harmed or is at risk of harm. In danger now, call 000.
Call or check onlineCall if you are worried about a child's safety or wellbeing in Tasmania; it is the first point of contact.
Call or check onlineCall if a family member or guardian is harming a child. Abuse by someone else goes to ACT Policing, 131 444.
Call or report onlineCall the free 24-hour child protection line if you think a child is being hurt, or police on 131 444.
Call nowThe Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia: home, playground, road and water safety.
Visit siteDrowning prevention, the Keep Watch program and the annual National Drowning Report.
Visit siteRecalls, mandatory standards, and button-battery safety. The national product-safety regulator.
Visit siteSafe sleeping and sudden infant death prevention, education and bereavement support.
Visit siteAustralia's government-funded parenting website: home safety, first aid and child development.
Visit siteAustralia's online-safety regulator: cyberbullying reporting and guidance for children and teens.
Visit siteNational Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Runs National Child Protection Week.
Visit siteNational injury surveillance, hospitalisations and child protection statistics.
Visit siteThe Growing Up in Australia longitudinal study, and child-protection and family research.
Visit siteChild injury hospitalisations by cause, age and place of occurrence (ages 0–18). Updated 18 April 2024.
Visit siteChildren on care and protection orders, substantiations and out-of-home care, to 30 June 2025.
Visit siteThe annual analysis of drowning deaths across Australia, including children under 5.
Visit siteThe all-ages injury report, including activity and place of occurrence. Updated 18 June 2026 (2024–25 data).
Visit siteSelf-harm hospitalisations for young people, 2023–24. Rates are highest at 15–19 (256 per 100,000), about 8 times under-15s.
Visit siteHow many Australians experienced abuse, neglect and exposure to domestic violence as children.
Visit siteLongitudinal Study of Australian Children release, 30 September 2021.
Visit siteThe latest national report: about 200,000 calls a year, and toddlers 1–4 are 36% of exposures.
Visit siteAbout the centre that answers 13 11 26. Paracetamol tops its list of substances (all ages).
Visit siteAbout 20 children a week go to emergency with a suspected swallowed or inserted button battery. Cites Product Safety Australia.
Visit siteBurns in children, citing BRANZ 2022–23: scalds cause 52% of child burns, and the typical child burned is 3.
Visit siteEach link goes to the report a figure on this site comes from. If a report has moved, search the organisation's site for the current edition.
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A note before you rely on this. We share general safety information from Australian research and link every source, but we don't know your child or your home. It isn't medical, legal or professional advice. For your situation, talk to your GP, child health nurse or a licensed installer. If a child is hurt or unwell, call 000, or Poisons on 13 11 26. More · Our sources