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Prevention & Safety Resources for Parents
1. Prevention and Safety Websites
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American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/
Provides information on car safety, Internet safety, seasonal safety, travel safety and other safety topics.
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: 847-434-4000
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Consumer Products Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Provides consumer safety information and ensures the safety of consumer products, such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-504-7923 (General Information)
Fax: 301-504-0124 and 301-504-0025
Toll-free Consumer Hotline: 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270)
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First Candle
www.firstcandle.org/
Provides information on infant health and safety.
First Candle
Suite 210
1314 Bedford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone 410-653-8226 or 800-221-7437
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Golisano Children’s Hospital
www.upstate.edu/gch/
Offers health information and a complete range of and health services for children birth to 18 years of age.
Golisano Children’s Hospital
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone: 315-464-5540 or 877-464-5540 (Main hospital number)
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Maternal and Child Health Bureau
www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
Provides resources and publications related to the physical and psychological health of mothers and children.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Parklawn Building, Room 18-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-2170
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National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Resource Center
www.sidscenter.org/
Provides information on promoting healthy outcomes for infants from the prenatal period through the first year of life and beyond.
The National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Resource Center
Georgetown University
Box 571272
Washington, D.C. 20057-1272
Phone: 866-866-7437
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New York State Department of State
Division of Code Enforcement and Administration
Swimming pool codes for NYS
http://publicecodes.citation.com/st/ny/st/b400v07/st_ny_st_b400v07_41_section.htm
Provides swimming pool rules and regulations for NYS.
NYS Department of State
Division of Code Enforcement and Administration
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12231
Phone: 518-474-4073
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New York State Division of State Police
http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Publications/
Provides crime prevention and safety information.
NYS Police
Public Information Office
Building 22
1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12226
Or specific Troop Headquarters site
www.troopers.state.ny.us/contact_us/troop_information/
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New York State Safe Kids Coalition
http://www.safekidsnystate.org/
Provides education for adults and children about specific injury prevention.
Safe Kids New York State Coalition
Lead organization: North Shore-LIJ Health System
175 Community Drive
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: 516-465-2500
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Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board
http://www.ongov.net/tsab/index.html
Provides information on obtaining bicycle helmets and car seats.
http://www.ongov.net/tsab/bsp.html (for bicycle helmets)
http://www.ongov.net/tsab/cssp.html (for car seats)
Onondaga County Health Department Traffic Safety Program
Onondaga County Health Department
421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 435-3280
Fax: 435-3613
Debbie Kogut, Public Health Educator (hldkogu@ongov.net)
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Safe Kids USA
http://www.usa.safekids.org/
Promotes fire safety, car safety and home safety to both adults and children.
Safe Kids USA
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1707
Phone: 202-662-0600
Fax: 202-393-2072
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Syracuse Fire Department
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/deptFire.asp
Provides information on fire safety and smoke detectors.
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/firePreventionFireExtinguishers.asp
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/firePreventionSmokeDetectors.asp
Syracuse Fire Department
607 Public Safety Building
511 S. State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315-473-5525 (Office)
Fire Prevention: 315-473-5525 ext. 500
2. Child Abuse Prevention Websites
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Bivona Child Advocacy Center, Rochester, NY
http://bivonacac.org/
Provides information about child abuse.
Bivona Child Advocacy Center
275 Lake Avenue
Rochester, New York 14608
Phone: 585-935-7800 or 800-342-3720
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National Children’s Advocacy Center
http://nationalcac.org/
Provides prevention, intervention and treatment services to fight child abuse and neglect.
National Children’s Advocacy Center
210 Pratt Avenue
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Phone: 256-533-KIDS (5437)
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New York State Criminal Justice Services
Office of Sex Offender Management
http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/
Provides information on the NYS Sex Offender Registry.
Sex Offender Registry at the Division of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Plaza
Albany, New York 12203
Phone: 518-457-3167 (Main number) and 800-262-3257 (For database searches)
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/
Provides information on various issues including domestic violence, adoptions, foster care, child abuse, childcare and community services.
NYS Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, New York 12144-2799
Phone: 518-473-7793
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The United Way Keeping Kids Safe Initiative
http://www.unitedway-cny.org/partners/kks/
The Keeping Kids Safe Resource Guide is designed to help families and community members recognize the signs of possible abuse and provides information about the resources available to support children and families.
United Way Of Central New York
P.O. Box 2129
Syracuse, NY 13220
Phone: 315-428-2211
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Vera House
http://verahouse.org/
Provides information about domestic violence and sexual assault and offers support and comprehensive emergency sheltering services to women and men in crisis and their children.
Vera House
Administrative Offices
6181 Thompson Road
Suite 100
Syracuse, New York 13206
Phone: 315-425-0818
Domestic violence crisis and support line: 315-468-3260
Rape & sexual assault crisis and support line: 315-422-7273
Updated September 28, 2009
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