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Infant Safety: Tragedy in the Backseat

DURATION:

30 Minutes

TRAINING TYPE:

Online

TRAINING CREDIT:

Child Welfare Training Hours, General Social Work CEUs, Foster Parent Training Hours

GREAT FOR:

DCFS Staff, Community Partners, Certified Foster Parents

About the Course

Since 2023, the average number of children in Louisiana who have died due to vehicular heat strokes each year is 29. In most cases, parental neglect was not a contributing factor. Vehicular heatstroke deaths of children can occur when a child is left in a car while a parent or caregiver runs a quick errand, by children accidentally locking themselves in a vehicle, and when parents or caregivers ?forget? that a child is in the car. The purpose of this course is to educate participants on why leaving children unattended in vehicles can be deadly and what steps to take to prevent children from becoming trapped in cars. The science behind how parents and caregivers can easily ?forget? children in vehicles is covered and techniques to implement to prevent ?forgetting? children in cars.

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