Each year more than 5,000 children are killed by unintentional injuries and another six million are hurt. One in four children is hurt badly enough to require medical attention.
Safe Kids Minnesota, coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council, since 1988, is a statewide network of six local chapters and over 250 organizations and individuals dedicated to preventing unintentional injuries to children - the leading cause of death from ages 14 and under. Safe Kids Minnesota was one of the first coalitions formed in the U.S. Read a brief history.